From formal English to slang. 2014.
arum family — noun anthurium; calla lily; jack in the pulpit; philodendron • Syn: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑araceous (for: ↑Araceae) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arum family — arumlike, adj. /air euhm/, n. the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack in the pulpit, and… … Universalium
arum — [er′əm, ar′əm] n. 〚ModL < L < Gr aron, the cuckoopint〛 any plant of the arum family (esp. genus Arum) which is characterized by small flowers on a thick spike, within a hoodlike leaf adj. designating a family (Araceae, order Arales) of… … Universalium
Arum — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arum (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Arum Italicum — Arum italicum … Wikipédia en Français
Arum italicum — Arum italicum … Wikipédia en Français
arum — [er′əm, ar′əm] n. [ModL < L < Gr aron, the cuckoopint] any plant of the arum family (esp. genus Arum) which is characterized by small flowers on a thick spike, within a hoodlike leaf adj. designating a family (Araceae, order Arales) of… … English World dictionary
Arum — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arum (homonymie). Arum … Wikipédia en Français
Arum italicum — Arum italicum … Wikipédia en Français
arum — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin arum, from Greek aron Date: 14th century any of a genus (Arum of the family Araceae, the arum family) of Eurasian plants having usually arrow shaped leaves and a showy spathe partially enclosing a spadix;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
