Arum

New Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron)

Arum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – found in central Europe and the Mediterranean, such as the cuckoopint, having arrow-shaped leaves.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Araceae – family; Aroideae - subfamily; Areae - tribe

• (genus): Arum maculatum (cuckoopint and many more) - type species; Arum italicum (Italian arum), Arum palaestinum (Solomon's lily), Arum pictum (Autumn arum) – selected other species

• Arales
• Aranae
• Arum dracunculus (syn. of Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon lily, devil's tongue)

• Arum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arum at USDA Plants database
• Arum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aroideae at APWeb
• Araceae at e-monocot.org
• Arum at The Plant List

First attested as aeldrum in 1400. Borrowed from West Frisian Arum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Alder (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.rʏm/
• Hyphenation: Arum

Arum n

1. a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Javanese Arum.

Arum

1. a female given name from Javanese