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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wake-robin, Arum maculatum: so called from its cowl-like spathe. See
Arum . - noun Same as
friar's-cap .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A tuberous perennial (
Arisarum vulgare ) having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; -- found in the Mediterranean, Canaries, and Azores.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
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