water arum


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water arum

n.
See calla.
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Noun1.water arum - plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berrieswater arum - plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
Calla palustris, wild calla
genus Calla, Calla - water arum
bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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