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arum 音標拼音: ['ɛrəm] n. 海芋植物 海芋植物 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 [ synonym: { arum}, { aroid}] jack- in- the- pulpit \ jack- in- the- pulpit\ n. 1. A common American spring- flowering woodland herb ({ Aris[ ae] ma triphyllum}) having sheathing leaves and an upright club- shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called { Indian turnip}. Syn: Indian turnip, wake- robin, { Arisaema triphyllum}, { Arisaema atrorubens}. [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. A common European arum ({ Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring and is a source of a sagolike starch called { arum}. Syn: cuckoo- pint, cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords- and- ladies, { Arum maculatum}. [ WordNet 1. 5]
cuckoopint \ cuck" oo* pint`\, cuckoo- pint \ cuck" oo- pint`\ n. a common European arum ({ Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called { arum}. Syn: cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords- and- ladies, jack- in- the- pulpit, { Arum maculatum}. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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]
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