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ARISARUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area

Synonyms:

Arisarum; genus Arisarum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Arisarum" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Arisarum"):

Arisarum vulgare; friar's-cowl (tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores)

Holonyms ("Arisarum" is a member of...):

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)

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