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Origin of aroid
Words nearby aroid
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Example sentences from the Web for aroid
The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or Caladium arborescens.
We meet with organism of the form in the family of the Araceæ, or aroid plants.
It was especially prepared for me on their learning that I had found the plant (an aroid, Schizmatoglottis) in my excursions.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives|H. B. (Henry Brougham) GuppyA good series of tropical aroids is to be seen in the aroid house at Kew.
British Dictionary definitions for aroid
aroid
/ (ˈærɔɪd, ˈɛər-) /
adjective
Also: araceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Araceae, a family of plants having small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large petaloid spathe. The family includes arum, calla, and anthurium
noun
any plant of the Araceae
Word Origin for aroid
C19: from New Latin Arum type genus + -oid; see arum
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