Aroid Definition

ăroid, âr-
noun
Any of various perennial herbs in the family Araceae, having tiny flowers crowded in a spadix that is subtended by a spathe and including houseplants such as anthurium, dieffenbachia, and philodendron.
American Heritage
Any plant of the arum family.
Webster's New World

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

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Synonyms:
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Arum (plant of genus Arum)

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Other Word Forms of Aroid

Noun

Singular:
aroid
Plural:
aroids

Origin of Aroid

  • ar(um) –oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aroid Sentence Examples

  • The plants of which the floral organs or perfect fruits are preserved include the amber-bearing Pinus succinifera, Smilax, Phoenix, the spike of an aroid, i i species of oak, 2 of chestnut, a beech, Urticaceae, 2 cinnamons and Trianthera among the Lauraceae, representatives of the Cistaceae, Ternstroemiaceae, Dilleniaceae (3 species of Hibbertia), Geraniaceae (Geranium and Erodium), Oxalidaceae, Acer, Celastraceae, Olacaceae, Pittosporaceae, Ilex (2 species), Euphorbiaceae, Umbelliferae (Chaerophyllum), Saxifragaceae (3 genera), Hamamelidaceae, Rosaceae, Connaraceae, Ericaceae (Andromeda and Clethra), Myrsinaceae (3 species), Rubiaceae, Sambucus (2 species), Santalaceae, Loranthaceae (3 species).

  • A good series of tropical aroids is to be seen in the aroid house at Kew.

  • The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or Caladium arborescens.

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