aroid

American  

[ar-oid, air-] / ˈær ɔɪd, ˈɛər- /

adjective

1. araceous.

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noun

1. any plant of the arum family.

aroid British  

/ ˈærɔɪd, ˈɛər- /

adjective

1. 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

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noun

1. any plant of the Araceae

Etymology

Origin of aroid

1875–80; Latin arum ( arum family ( def. ) ) + -oid

Example Sentences

Pothos, also part of the aroid family, is another popular low-maintenance trailing option.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

We always admired living walls and aroid walls that collectors create in Florida and thought it would be cool if we could create our own.

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

“When you’re talking about how the Aroid Society’s changed, obliqua is probably the best example,” said Mick Mittermeier, 27, the aroid curator at Fairchild.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2019

We meet with organism of the form in the family of the Araceæ, or aroid plants.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various