"Water Arum" is a word in ENGLISH
An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It
is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
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Alt. of Aroideous
Read the complete definitionBelonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.
Read the complete definitionA genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched …
Read the complete definitionkaung = bígà. kaungkaung n a small aroid similar to bíga often gathered and planted in flower pots as an …
Read the complete definitionpálaw n k. o. large, vigorous growing aroid, the tubers and leaves of which are eaten, esp. in times of …
Read the complete definitionA special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note …
Read the complete definitionAn aroid plant (Caladium sagittaefolium), the leaves of which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies.
Read the complete definitionA name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate …
Read the complete definitionA drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
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