Arisaema

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Translingual

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Arisaema speciosum, in flower

Etymology

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New Latin, from Latin arum (Arum dracunculus, now Dracunculus vulgaris) + Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, blood), for the dark purplish-red stripes on several species' spathes

Proper noun

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Arisaema n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – Jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies.

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