arum

/ (ˈɛərəm) /

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)

Nearby words

aru, aru islands, aruba, arugula, aruhe, arum, arum family, arum lily, arunachal pradesh, arundel, arundinaceous

Word Origin for arum

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

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Examples from the Web for arum

On January 7th, there were briar buds opening into young leaf; on the 9th a dandelion in flower, and an arum up.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
In the arum, a violently acrid juice is secreted in the leaves, so as to burn the mouth of the aggressor.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8|Charles H. Sylvester
What the atrocious fetor of the Arum cannot do the absence of odour accomplishes!
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre
But the principal crop is the taro-plant (Arum esculentum), from which the native food of poi is made.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles

Various other species of arum yield valuable food-starches in hot countries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various