ARUM


Meaning of ARUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-rəm, ˈer-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin arum, from Greek aron

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus ( Arum of the family Araceae, the arum family) of Eurasian plants having usually arrow-shaped leaves and a showy spathe partially enclosing a spadix ; broadly : a plant of the arum family

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