Arum Synonyms

ărəm, âr-
Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. aroid

Words Related to Arum

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. zantedeschia
  2. helichrysum
  3. aethiopica
  4. creticum
  5. echium
  6. inula
  7. myosotis
  8. spicata
  9. grandiflora
  10. potentilla
  11. persicaria
  12. pulmonaria
  13. Clerodendrum
  14. pictum
  15. teucrium

Arum Sentence Examples

  • Notable among the flowers are the arum lily and the iris.

  • The most common are the Natal lily with pink and white ribbed bells, the fire-lily, with flame-coloured blossoms, ixias, gladiolas, the Ifafa lily, with fuchsia-like clusters, and the arum lily.

  • In Arum the blade is simple, as also in the so-called arum-lily (Richardia), a South African species common in Britain as a greenhouse plant, and in Caladium, a tropical South American genus, and Alocasia (tropical Asia), species of which are favourite warm-greenhouse plants on account of their variegated leaves.

  • The details of the structure of the flower show a wide variation; the flowers are often extremely simple, sometimes as in Arum, reduced to a single stamen or pistil.

  • The underground stems (rhizomes or tubers) are rich in starch; from that of Arum maculatum Portland arrowroot was formerly extensively prepared by pounding with water and then straining; the starch was deposited from the strained liquid.

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