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ARISARUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Arisarum mean?
• ARISARUM (noun)
The noun ARISARUM has 1 sense:
1. tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
Familiarity information: ARISARUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arisarum; genus Arisarum
Hypernyms ("Arisarum" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Arisarum"):
Arisarum vulgare; friar's-cowl (tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores)
Holonyms ("Arisarum" is a member of...):
Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)
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