#aroid__arum  any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
  supertype:  #herbaceous_plant__herb  a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  member of:  #family_Araceae
  subtype:  #cuckoopint__lords-and-ladies__jack-in-the-pulpit__Arum_maculatum  common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
  subtype:  #black_calla__Arum_palaestinum  ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
  subtype:  #alocasia__elephant's_ear__elephant_ear  any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
     subtype:  #giant_taro__gianttaro__Alocasia_macrorrhiza  large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental
  subtype:  #amorphophallus  any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
  subtype:  #pungapung__telingo_potato__telingopotato__elephant_yam__Amorphophallus_paeonifolius__Amorphophallus_campanulatus  putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
  subtype:  #devil's_tongue__devil'stongue__snake_palm__snakepalm__umbrella_arum__Amorphophallus_rivieri  foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
  subtype:  #krubi__titan_arum__titanarum__Amorphophallus_titanum  malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
  subtype:  #jack-in-the-pulpit__Indian_turnip__wake-robin__Arisaema_triphyllum__Arisaema_atrorubens  common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
  subtype:  #green_dragon__greendragon__Arisaema_dracontium  early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
  subtype:  #friar's-cowl__friar'scowl__arisarumvulgare  tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
  subtype:  #caladium  any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
     subtype:  #Caladium_bicolor  most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
  subtype:  #taro_plant__taro__dalo__dasheen__Colocasia_esculenta  herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
  subtype:  #dumb_cane__mother-in-law_plant__mother-in-law's_tongue__Dieffenbachia_sequine  a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
  subtype:  #dracontium  any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
  subtype:  #dragon_arum__green_dragon__greendragon__Dracunculus_vulgaris  European arum resembling the cuckoopint
  subtype:  #nephthytis  any plant of the genus Nephthytis
     subtype:  #Nephthytis_afzelii  tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves
  subtype:  #yautia__tannia__spoonflower__malanga__Xanthosoma_sagittifolium__Xanthosoma_atrovirens  tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

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