aroid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of aroid
1875–80; Latin arum ( see arum family ( def. )) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Pothos, also part of the aroid family, is another popular low-maintenance trailing option.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
We wanted the aroid wall for people to touch and see in person and not just on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Most of their weeding is for wiregrass and a bulbing aroid named pinellia, which can double its number every year.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021
At the aroid show, strangers sheepishly approached her — “Hi, are you Enid?” — and asked for selfies.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
They made their way slowly to the great Palm House and thence up twisty iron steps to a nook like a tree refuge in New Guinea, among palm boles and extravagant aroid growths.
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir
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