Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, natural order Araceæ, natives of Europe and of regions bordering on the Mediterranean.
- noun [lowercase] A name given in the United States to plants belonging to the order Araceæ, but not to the genus Arum (although some of them were formerly so classed), as the arrow-arum (Peltandra Virginica), the dragon-arum (Arisæma Dracontium), and the water-arum (Calla palustris).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Araceae — found in central Europe and the Mediterranean, such as thecuckoopint , having arrow-shaped leaves.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
- noun any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
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Examples
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I can do still better with the flower of the Serpent Arum (_Arum dracunculus_), so noteworthy both for its form and its incomparable stench.
Social Life in the Insect World Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Pacquiaos upholder Bob Arum is open to creation the match up happen as prolonged as Floyd Mayweather Jr. handles negotiation in the professional manner as good as not in the media or papers.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. doesn't want his son to face Pacquiao | Now ... admin 2009
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Pacquiaos upholder Bob Arum is open to creation the match up happen as prolonged as Floyd Mayweather Jr. handles negotiation in the professional manner as good as not in the media or papers.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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A species that used to suffer under the name Arum summis labris degustantes mutos reddens became instead simply Arum maculatum.
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-- These showy plants, sometimes called Arum, are worth cultivating.
Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink
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Greenburg called Arum on Monday to throw water on the fire before it got out of control between the two sides.
BoxingScene.com 2010
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About a half-hour later, Koncz called Arum from the Philippines and told him the trip would not be necessary because Pacquiao had decided to sign.
ESPN.com 2009
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"HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg said that Golden Boy Promotions Chief Executive Officer Richard Schaefer plans to call Arum on Monday [Tuesday in Manila] in order to start negotiations on a Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout that would be the richest in the sport's history," Iole said.
Latest News 2009
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They make Food of another Fruit call'd Cuttanimmons, the Fruit of a kind of Arum, growing in the Marshes: They are like Boyl'd Peas, or Capers to look on, but of an insipid earthy taste.
The History and Present State of Virginia, in Four Parts 1722
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The defensive and predictable responses to Arum and Roksa's work were quick to arrive.
Michael Roth: Investing in Educated Innovation Michael Roth 2011
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