| marumi | (n) shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats, Syn. marumi kumquat, Fortunella japonica, round kumquat |
| arum | (n) starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root |
| arum | (n) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe, Syn. aroid |
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| Arum | ‖ n. [ L. arum, aros, Gr. &unr_;. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus |
