| has gloss | (noun) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
arum, aroid |
| lexicalization | eng: aroid |
| lexicalization | eng: arum |
| subclass of | (noun) a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
herb, herbaceous plant |
| has subclass | (noun) common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum, jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint |
| has subclass | (noun) ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
black calla, Arum palaestinum |
| has subclass | (noun) any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear |
| has subclass | (noun) any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
amorphophallus |
| has subclass | (noun) putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
telingo potato, Amorphophallus campanulatus, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, pungapung |
| has subclass | (noun) foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
snake palm, devil's tongue, Amorphophallus rivieri, umbrella arum |
| has subclass | (noun) malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
Amorphophallus titanum, krubi, titan arum |
| has subclass | (noun) common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema atrorubens, Arisaema triphyllum, wake-robin, Indian turnip |
| has subclass | (noun) early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
green dragon, Arisaema dracontium |
| has subclass | (noun) tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
Arisarum vulgare, friar's-cowl |
| has subclass | (noun) any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
caladium |
| has subclass | (noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
dasheen, taro, dalo, Colocasia esculenta, taro plant |
| has subclass | (noun) an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
mother-in-law plant, Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law's tongue |
| has subclass | (noun) any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
dracontium |
| has subclass | (noun) European arum resembling the cuckoopint
green dragon, dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris |
| has subclass | (noun) any plant of the genus Nephthytis
nephthytis |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
malanga, yautia, tannia, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens, spoonflower |