Meaning of LORDS-AND-LADIES
| Pronunciation: | | 'lordzun'leydeez
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[n] common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum |
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LORDS-AND-LADIES is a 16 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | Arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit |
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| | See Also: | | aroid, arum, genus Arum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lords" and La"dies\ (Bot.)
The European wake-robin ({Arum maculatum}), -- those with
purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the
ladies. --Dr. Prior.
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