Arum maculatum

Definitions of Arum maculatum

1. noun

   common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
   synonyms: cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies

   type of:

   aroid, arum

   any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe