aroid

[ ar-oid, air- ]

adjective
noun
  1. any plant of the arum family.

Origin of aroid

1
1875–80; Latin arum (see arum family) + -oid

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aroid

/ (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

noun
  1. any plant of the Araceae

Origin of aroid

1
C19: from New Latin Arum type genus + -oid; see arum

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