Arum
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron)
Proper noun
Arum n
- 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
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 Encyclopedia of Life
- 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
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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