arum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
  2. noun any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
    aroid.

WordNet

A"rum noun
Etymology
L. arum, aros, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. 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.
    Our common arums the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock.
    ✍ The American "Jack in the pulpit" is now separated from the genus Arum.

Webster 1913