arum

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/ˈɛ(ə)ɹəm/

noun

A flower or plant in the genus Arum

Similar
aroid
OriginLatin arum ← Ancient Greek ἄρον →
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Meanings

nounarum (plural arums)

plural arums

  1. A flower or plant in the genus Arum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Similar
aroid
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
aroidcows and bullscuckoopintjack-in-the-pulpitkitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-melords and ladiessnake's headstarch-root

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄρον
  2. Latinarum
  3. Englisharum

From the botanical name Arum, from Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄρον
  • ἄρον (áron)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Arabic لُوف, شَارُه
  • لُوف (lūf)flower or plant in the genus Arum
  • شَارُه (šāruh)flower or plant in the genus Arum
  • صَارُه (ṣāruh)flower or plant in the genus Arum
  • أَرُون (ʔarūn)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Basque suge-belar
  • suge-belarflower or plant in the genus Arum
Bulgarian кала, змиярник
  • кала (kala)flower or plant in the genus Arum
  • змиярник (zmijarnik)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Catalan aro, sarriasa
  • aroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • sarriasaflower or plant in the genus Arum
Czech árón
  • árónflower or plant in the genus Arum
Danish arum
  • arumflower or plant in the genus Arum
Finnish munkinhuppu
  • munkinhuppuflower or plant in the genus Arum
French arum
  • arumflower or plant in the genus Arum
German Aronstab
  • Aronstabflower or plant in the genus Arum
Greek άρο
  • άρο (áro)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Hebrew לוּף
  • לוּף (luf)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Italian gigaro chiaro, gigaro scuro
  • gigaro chiaroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • gigaro scuroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • gicheroflower or plant in the genus Arum
Persian شیپوری
  • شیپوریflower or plant in the genus Arum
Polish obrazki, aron
  • obrazkiflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • aronflower or plant in the genus Arum
Portuguese aro, arão
  • aroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • arãoflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • arumflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • árumflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • jarroflower or plant in the genus Arum
Russian аро́нник
  • аро́нник (arónnik)flower or plant in the genus Arum
Spanish aro, yaro
  • aroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • yaroflower or plant in the genus Arum
  • sarrilloflower or plant in the genus Arum
Vietnamese ráy
  • ráyflower or plant in the genus Arum

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arum

terem
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Anagrams

UmarmarumuraRaumamurRamuUram
Cite this entry
APA

arum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum

MLA

“arum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum.

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