noun

• A North American arum with a large divided leaf, a greenish-cream spathe, and a very long white spadix.

  Also called dragon arum

  Arisaema dracontium, family Araceae

  More example sentences

  • ‘This is not mere fancy; these are green dragons, wildflowers of the arum family, which includes jack-in-the-pulpit, wild calla, and arrow arum.’