arum

noun

any plant of the aroid genus Arum, of Europe and the Mediterranean region, having arrow-shaped leaves and a typically white spatheSee also cuckoopint
arum lily another name for calla (def. 1)

Word Origin

C16: from Latin, a variant of aros wake-robin, from Greek aron

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Examples from the Web for arum

Historical Examples

Arum, wild:—Position of the anthers, 141;progressive stages of change, 142.
My Studio Neighbors
William Hamilton Gibson
And now the arum begins its great preparations for the act of flowering.
The Evolutionist at Large
Grant Allen
In the Arum maculatum, the number of ovules does not exceed six.
Everyday Objects
W. H. Davenport Adams
But we must continue our researches, and they bring us now to the Arum.
Everyday Objects
W. H. Davenport Adams
Another, and not less interesting species, is the Arum arisarum.
Everyday Objects
W. H. Davenport Adams

arum

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for arum

Historical Examples

Arum, wild:—Position of the anthers, 141;progressive stages of change, 142.

And now the arum begins its great preparations for the act of flowering.

In the Arum maculatum, the number of ovules does not exceed six.

But we must continue our researches, and they bring us now to the Arum.

Another, and not less interesting species, is the Arum arisarum.