arum

«arum» in Mova's school dictionary: a plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a hood-like flower… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an arum, arums)

meaning for a pupil

An arum is a plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a hood-like flower around a spike, such as the arum lily or the wild arum (cuckoo pint, lords and ladies). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons in the UK and Ireland, the wild arum (lords and ladies) grows in woods and hedges; its bright red-orange berries in autumn are poisonous, so do not eat them. In gardens, the white arum lily is common, especially in Australia and New Zealand, where it can be a weed. Some arums smell bad to attract flies.

examples

• Lords and ladies is a wild arum that grows in hedges. tree →
• Arum berries are poisonous. tree →
• The white arum lily is popular at weddings. tree →
• Flies are attracted to the smelly arum flower. tree →
• Don't pick the arum's red berries. tree →
• Arum lilies grow wild in parts of Australia. tree →

note

Countable; an arum. Said AIR-um. Safety: all parts of arum plants are poisonous and can irritate skin and mouth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «arum» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.