arum

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arum  /ˈɛ rəm/ ? Meaning of "arum"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
  2. (n) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Usage(s):

  1. His face was delicately veiled by strings of orange blossoms and arum lilies specially flown in from Bangalore, 300 miles away.
  2. The titan arum plant flowers every four years or so in the jungles of its native Indonesia, but more than 30 years have elapsed since one blossomed in Britain.
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