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

Wait until you meet their fellow aroid family members.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

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

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