cuckoopint: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
arum: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
poultice: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.