The Collaborative International Dictionary
Araceous
Araceous \A*ra"ceous\, a. [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.
Wiktionary
araceous
a. (context botany English) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus ''Arum'' is the type.
WordNet
araceous
adj. relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: aroid]