Arisaema
noun
Ar·i·sae·ma
ˌarə̇ˈsēmə
: a genus of herbs (family Araceae) of temperate and subtropical regions having flowers without perianth that are borne at the base of the spadix which is prolonged into a fleshy tip see green dragon, jack-in-the-pulpit
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin aris arum (from Greek) + Greek haima blood; from the red-spotted leaves of some species; akin to Greek aron arum