‖A″rum, n. [L. arum, aros, Gr. �.] A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.
Our common arums — the lords and ladies of village children.
Lubbock.
☞ The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus Arum.