Arum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
arum
n.
wild flowering plant
Arum
Arum is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Araceae,
native to
Europe, northern
Africa, and western and central
Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Frequently called "arum lilies", they are not closely related to the true lilies
Lilium. Plants in the closely related tribe
Zantedeschia are also called "arum lilies".
Årum
arum
Noun
1. starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
(hypernym) starch, amylum
(part-holonym) cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum
2. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
(synonym) aroid
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum
(member-holonym) Araceae, family Araceae, arum family
arum
nm.
arum, wild flowering plant
Arum
(n.)
A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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