HyperDic: lords-and-ladies

English > 1 sense of the word lords-and-ladies:
NOUNplantlords-and-ladies, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatumcommon European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix
English > lords-and-ladies: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCommon European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum.
Synonymscuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum
Member ofgenus Arumtype genus of the Araceae
Partsarumstarch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
Broaderarum, aroidAny plant of the family Araceae
Spanisharo
Catalanarum maculatum

©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict