cuckoopint

A common European plant of the arum family, with a distinctive lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix, emerging in early spring and historically used as a source of starch called arum.

• 🇩🇪Gemeine europäische Pflanze aus der Familie der Aronstabgewächse, die im zeitigen Frühjahr erscheint und einen charakteristischen pfeilförmigen Blütenstand mit kurzem violettem Kolben besitzt; sie wurde historisch als Stärkequelle genutzt.

1. Common European arum C1 formal british scientific

   A perennial plant (Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix, emerging in early spring; source of a starch called arum.

   • The cuckoopint emerges in early spring in woodlands across Europe.
   • Its root was historically used to produce a starch called arum.
   • The plant's distinctive purple spadix is visible among the leaves.

   🇩🇪Gefleckter Aronstab

   Synonyme: adam-and-evearumjack-in-the-pulpitlords-and-ladies

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