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.

• 🇫🇷Plante européenne commune de la famille des aracées, caractérisée par une spathe en forme de lance et un spadice violet court, apparaissant au début du printemps et historiquement utilisée comme source d'amidon, appelée arum.

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.

   🇫🇷Arum tacheté

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

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