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单词 arum
释义

arum

/ˈɛːrəm /
noun
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.
  • Genus Arum, family Araceae (the arum family): several species, in particular the common wild arum or cuckoo pint.
It's a South American species, Xanthosoma robustum, that's related to the dead-horse arum, philodendron, and skunk cabbage....
  • The specific epithet amorphophallus refers to the central spadix of the arum, and essentially means amorphous phallus, or shapeless penis.
  • Its illustrations - detailed, accurate, and delightful - portray plants ranging from Aegyptian water lily to zebra-flowered arum, commonly known as jack-in-the-pulpit.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek aron.

Rhymes

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