arrow arum
noun
a North American plant, Peltandra virginica, of wet areas, having large, arrow-shaped leaves and inconspicuous flowers enclosed in a narrow, pointed spathe.
Nearby words
arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate, arrondissement, arrow, arrow arum, arrowgrass, arrowhead, arrowroot, arrows, arrowsmith
Origin of arrow arum
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Also called tuckahoe.
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