AROID

aroid, araceous

(adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae

arum, aroid

(noun) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aroid (plural aroids)

(informal) Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.

Hyponyms

• arum (plant of genus Arum)

Anagrams

• doira, radio, radio-

Source: Wiktionary


A"roid, A*roid"e*ous, a. Etym: [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.)

Definition: Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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