Found 2 items, similar to Arum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arum arum n 1: starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root 2: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: aroid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arum Arum \A"rum\, n. [L. arum, aros, Gr. ?.] 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] Note: The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus Arum. [1913 Webster]