Arum

See also: arum, árum, and -arum

Translingual

Arum maculatum

Etymology

New Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron)

Proper noun

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.

Hypernyms

• (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

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

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

References

• Arum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• 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

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Arum n

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

References

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese Arum.

Proper noun

Arum

1. a female given name from Javanese