genus arum
Noun
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Type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves (synset 111800270)
is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedmember holonym:
- arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies - common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
- arum palaestinum, black calla - ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
belongs to: araceae, arum family, family araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
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