Arum

[єәrәm]

Definition

(noun.) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.

(noun.) starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.

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Definition

(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.

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Definition

n. a genus of plants represented in England by the Cuckoo-pint or Wake Robin (A. maculatum) whose root yields a wholesome farina known as Portland Sago or Arrowroot.

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