ARACEOUS

aroid, araceous

(adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

araceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.

Source: Wiktionary


A*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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