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arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe |
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herbaceous plant,
herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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araceae,
arum family,
family araceae anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
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arum maculatum,
cuckoopint,
lords-and-ladies,
jack-in-the-pulpit common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
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arum palaestinum,
black calla ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
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alocasia,
elephant ear,
elephant's ear any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
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amorphophallus any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
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amorphophallus campanulatus,
amorphophallus paeonifolius,
elephant yam,
pungapung,
telingo potato putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
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amorphophallus rivieri,
devil's tongue,
snake palm,
umbrella arum foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
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amorphophallus titanum,
krubi,
titan arum malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
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arisaema atrorubens,
arisaema triphyllum,
indian turnip,
jack-in-the-pulpit,
wake-robin common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
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arisaema dracontium,
green dragon early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
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arisarum vulgare,
friar's-cowl tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
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caladium any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
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colocasia esculenta,
dalo,
taro plant,
dasheen,
taro tropical starchy tuberous root
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dieffenbachia sequine,
dumb cane,
mother-in-law plant,
mother-in-law's tongue an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
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dracontium any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
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dracunculus vulgaris,
dragon arum,
green dragon European arum resembling the cuckoopint
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nephthytis any plant of the genus Nephthytis
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malanga,
spoonflower,
tannia,
xanthosoma atrovirens,
xanthosoma sagittifolium,
yautia tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
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arum - starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root |
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amylum,
starch a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
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arum maculatum,
cuckoopint,
lords-and-ladies,
jack-in-the-pulpit common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
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