A plant of the arum family, with heart-shaped leaves, a white spathe, and a green spadix. It grows in swamps and boggy ground in north temperate regions.
Calla palustris, family Araceae
Also called wild calla
Example sentencesExamples
They make use of this period of time, counting the number of fish they have caught this year, and presenting dried fish and water arums to each other as gifts.
The water arum is found in marshes, ditches and shallow water.
Mrs. McCarrick's feet were wet this day but her eyes were sharp and her mission was clear: she was at the bog to spot wildflowers, from graceful water arums to insect-devouring pitcher plants.
Definition of water arum in US English:
water arum
noun
A plant of the arum family, with heart-shaped leaves, a white spathe, and a green spadix. It grows in swamps and boggy ground in north temperate regions.
Calla palustris, family Araceae
Also called wild calla
Example sentencesExamples
Mrs. McCarrick's feet were wet this day but her eyes were sharp and her mission was clear: she was at the bog to spot wildflowers, from graceful water arums to insect-devouring pitcher plants.
The water arum is found in marshes, ditches and shallow water.
They make use of this period of time, counting the number of fish they have caught this year, and presenting dried fish and water arums to each other as gifts.