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Meaning of WATER ARUM

Pronunciation:  'wotur 'ehrum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
 
 Synonyms: Calla palustris, wild calla
 
 See Also: bog plant, Calla, genus Calla, marsh plant, swamp plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wa"ter a"rum\ (Bot.)
An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is
an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.

 

 

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