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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum..
The Arum maculatum is commonly called arrow-root or starch-root, but the vulgar names cows and calves, and lords and ladies, are also known, though not so frequently used.
Use starch-root when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Starch-root means A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum..
Common synonyms include Jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint, Adam and Eve, adder's meat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Arum maculatum is commonly called arrow-root or starch-root, but the vulgar names cows and calves, and lords and ladies, are also known, though not so frequently used.
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