arum
/ˈeərəm/noun
1- a European plant which has arrow-shaped leaves and a broad leafy spathe enclosing a club-shaped spadix. Pollination is by small flies which are temporarily trapped by the plant.海芋。
1.1
- Genus Arum, family Araceae (the arum family): several species, in particular the common wild arum or cuckoo pint. The arum family contains a number of popular house plants, such as the Swiss cheese plant, philodendrons, and arum lilies.疆南星属, 天南星科(疆南星科):数种, 尤指常见的野海芋或斑叶阿若母, 海芋科包括许多受欢迎的家种植物, 如绳状藤、喜林芋和马蹄莲。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek aron.