Definition of 'arum'
noun
1.
any plant of the aroid genus Arum, of Europe and the Mediterranean region, having arrow-shaped leaves and a typically white spathe
See also cuckoopint2. arum lily
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noun
adjective
2.
designating a family (Araceae, order Arales) of monocotyledonous plants growing throughout the
world, including the jack-in-the-pulpit and skunk cabbage
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