arum

English Thesaurus

1. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies,
definition	:	common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arum palaestinum, black calla,
definition	:	ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	amorphophallus,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Amorphophallus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	amorphophallus campanulatus, amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato,
definition	:	putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	amorphophallus rivieri, devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum,
definition	:	foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	amorphophallus titanum, krubi, titan arum,
definition	:	malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arisaema atrorubens, arisaema triphyllum, indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, wake-robin,
definition	:	common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arisaema dracontium, green dragon,
definition	:	early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arisarum vulgare, friar's-cowl,
definition	:	tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	caladium,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant,
definition	:	herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue,
definition	:	an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	dracontium,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, green dragon,
definition	:	European arum resembling the cuckoopint (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	nephthytis,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Nephthytis (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	malanga, spoonflower, tannia, xanthosoma atrovirens, xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia,
definition	:	tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	araceae, arum family, family araceae,
definition	:	anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron (noun.plant)

2. starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	amylum, starch,
definition	:	a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles (noun.substance)

part meronym	:	arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies,
definition	:	common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum (noun.plant)

3. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe (noun.plant)

derivation	:	araceous, aroid,
definition	:	relating to a plant of the family Araceae (adj.pert)

derivation	:	araceous, aroid,
definition	:	relating to a plant of the family Araceae (adj.pert)