arum family
[ air-uh m ]
/ ˈɛər əm /
noun
the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron.
Origin of arum family
1545–55; < Latin < Greek
áron wake-robin
OTHER WORDS FROM arum family
ar·um·like, adjectiveWords nearby arum family
aru islands,
aruba,
arugula,
aruhe,
arum,
arum family,
arum lily,
arunachal pradesh,
arundel,
arundinaceous,
arunta