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  Re: amorphophallus campanulatus and arum campanulatum
From: "Carlo A. Balistrieri" <cabalist at facstaff.wisc.edu> on 1997.07.26 at 00:17:14(999)
>"Arum": this had something to do with Mozes' brother Aaron, isn't it?
> I guess some other aroidellers know more. Bud in people!

Stearn says it's from the Greek "aron" for the poisonous (?) plants related
to Arisaema.

Carlo

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