arrow arum

noun

a North American plant, Peltandra virginica, of wet areas, having large, arrow-shaped leaves and inconspicuous flowers enclosed in a narrow, pointed spathe.

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Also called tuckahoe.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism

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arrow arum
noun
an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America

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