arum

/ ˈɛərəm /

noun

1. any plant of the aroid genus Arum, of Europe and the Mediterranean region, having arrow-shaped leaves and a typically white spathe See also cuckoopint
2. arum lily
   another name for calla

Word History and Origins

Origin of arum¹

C16: from Latin, a variant of aros wake-robin, from Greek aron

Example Sentences

Visitors to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers are about to witness the rare blooming of a titan arum, or corpse flower.

From DOGO News

But on that fateful night, researchers waited all night for that to happen to one arum species in the rainforest, Syngonium hastiferum.

From Science Magazine

Q: We have a pretty significant population of Italian arum in our backyard landscape.

From Seattle Times

The titan arum is known scientifically as Amorphophallus titanum.

From Washington Times

Named Morphy, the titan arum is native to Sumatra’s equatorial rainforests and has a long, pointy stalk with a skirt-like covering.

From Washington Times