Meaning of AROID
| Pronunciation: | | 'aroyd
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- [n] any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
- [adj] (botany) relating to a plant of the family Araceae
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| | Synonyms: | | araceous, arum |
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| | See Also: | | alocasia, amorphophallus, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus rivieri, Amorphophallus titanum, Araceae, Arisaema atrorubens, Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisarum vulgare, arum family, Arum maculatum, Arum palaestinum, black calla, caladium, Colocasia esculenta, cuckoopint, dalo, dasheen, devil's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine, dracontium, Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, dumb cane, elephant ear, elephant yam, elephant's ear, family Araceae, friar's-cowl, green dragon, herb, herbaceous plant, Indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, krubi, lords-and-ladies, malanga, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, nephthytis, pungapung, snake palm, spoonflower, tannia, taro, taro plant, telingo potato, titan arum, umbrella arum, wake-robin, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\A"roid\, Aroideous \A*roid"e*ous\, a. [Arum + -oid.]
(Bot.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.
\Ar"oid\, n. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the Arum family ({Arace[ae]}).
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