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arum family
ar′um fam`ily (ˈɛər əm)
n. a family, Araceae, of herbaceous plants bearing numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe: includes the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron. [1545–55; < New Latin, Latin < Greek áron wake-robin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arum family - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendronAraceae, family Araceaeliliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedArales, order Arales - Araceae; Lemnaceaearoid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathegenus Arum - type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leavesAcorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily AcoraceaeAcoraceae, subfamily Acoraceae - used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to AraceaeAglaonema, genus Aglaonema - climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreengenus Alocasia - tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadixgenus Amorphophallus - genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palmgenus Anthurium - large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplantsArisaema, genus Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennialsArisarum, genus Arisarum - tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean areagenus Caladium - small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leavesgenus Calla, Calla - water arumColocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: tarogenus Cryptocoryne - water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plantsDieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplantsgenus Dracontium - small genus of tropical American cormous herbsDracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arumEpipremnum, genus Epipremnum - small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areasgenus Lysichiton, genus Lysichitum, Lysichiton, Lysichitum - skunk cabbagegenus Monstera - tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leavesgenus Nephthytis - small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbsgenus Orontium, Orontium - one species of aquatic plant: golden clubgenus Peltandra, Peltandra - small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbsgenus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leavesgenus Pistia - one species: water lettucegenus Pothos, genus Scindapsus, Scindapsus - evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazilgenus Spathiphyllum - evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesiagenus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus - one species: skunk cabbagegenus Syngonium, Syngonium - epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliagegenus Xanthosoma, Xanthosoma - tropical American tuberous perennialsgenus Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia - calla lily |
EncyclopediaSeeAraceaearum family
Related to arum family: aroid, AraceaeSynonyms for arum familynoun anthuriumSynonymsRelated Words- liliopsid family
- monocot family
- Arales
- order Arales
- aroid
- arum
- genus Arum
- Acorus
- genus Acorus
- Acoraceae
- subfamily Acoraceae
- Aglaonema
- genus Aglaonema
- genus Alocasia
- genus Amorphophallus
- genus Anthurium
- Arisaema
- genus Arisaema
- Arisarum
- genus Arisarum
- genus Caladium
- genus Calla
- Calla
- Colocasia
- genus Colocasia
- genus Cryptocoryne
- Dieffenbachia
- genus Dieffenbachia
- genus Dracontium
- Dracunculus
- genus Dracunculus
- Epipremnum
- genus Epipremnum
- genus Lysichiton
- genus Lysichitum
- Lysichiton
- Lysichitum
- genus Monstera
- genus Nephthytis
- genus Orontium
- Orontium
- genus Peltandra
- Peltandra
- genus Philodendron
- genus Pistia
- genus Pothos
- genus Scindapsus
- Scindapsus
- genus Spathiphyllum
- genus Symplocarpus
- Symplocarpus
- genus Syngonium
- Syngonium
- genus Xanthosoma
- Xanthosoma
- genus Zantedeschia
- Zantedeschia
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