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Aroid

Aroid \A"roid\, Aroideous \A*roid"e*ous\, a. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants ( Araceae).

Syn: araceous

Aroid

Aroid \Ar"oid\, n. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.) Any plant of the Arum family ( Arace[ae]); -- have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.

Syn: arum

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aroid

n. (context informal English) Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.

WordNet
aroid
  1. adj. relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: araceous]

  2. n. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: arum]