Arum \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.

Note: The American ``Jack in the pulpit'' is now separated from the genus Arum.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)