arum
Britishnoun
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any plant of the aroid genus Arum, of Europe and the Mediterranean region, having arrow-shaped leaves and a typically white spathe See also cuckoopint
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another name for calla
Etymology
Origin of arum
C16: from Latin, a variant of aros wake-robin, from Greek aron
Example Sentences
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It’s also largely responsible for the smell of the delicately-named dead horse arum, a relative of the so-called corpse flower, or titan arum.
From Salon • May 31, 2025
The titan arum plant, housed in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney, blooms only once every few years for just 24 hours.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Visitors to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers are about to witness the rare blooming of a titan arum, or corpse flower.
From DOGO News • Jun. 27, 2023
One species of the so-called arum plant has evolved to attract a species of plant bug instead of a typical beetle pollinator, helping them spread their pollen far and wide.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 13, 2022
It was hot in the church, and the white edges of the arum lilies crisped and curled.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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