Meanings
nounarum lily (plural arum lilies)
plural arum lilies
- Any of several flowering plants, of the family Araceae, but especially Zantedeschia aethiopica, the calla lily that has a showy white spathe.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSouth African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
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Translations
Arabic كَالَا
- كَالَا (kālā)flower in the Araceae
Catalan cal·la, lliri blanc
- cal·laflower in the Araceae
- lliri blancflower in the Araceae
Finnish vehkakasvi, vehka
- vehkakasviflower in the Araceae
- vehkaflower in the Araceae
- valkohuonevehkaflower in the Araceae
- vehkaflower in the Araceae
French arum, arum blanc
- arumflower in the Araceae
- arum blancflower in the Araceae
German Calla
- Callaflower in the Araceae
Hungarian tündérkonty
- tündérkontyflower in the Araceae
Portuguese copo-de-leite
- copo-de-leiteflower in the Araceae
Spanish aro
- aroflower in the Araceae
Vietnamese vân môn
- vân mônflower in the Araceae
Cite this entry
APA
arum lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum%20lily
MLA
“arum lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arum lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arum%20lily.
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