aroid

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(ăr'oid', âr'-) pronunciation

n.
Any of various perennial herbs in the arum family, including houseplants such as the anthurium, dieffenbachia, and philodendron and having tiny flowers crowded in a spadix that is subtended by a spathe.

[AR(UM) + -OID.]

aroid ar'oid' adj.

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A plant in the Araceae family, which includes many tropical plants such as anthuriums, calla lilies, philodendrons, and spathiphyllums, plus jack-in-the-pulpit and skunk cabbage. All have small flowers crowded into a spadix and surrounded by a spathe.

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Another name for an aroid plant also known as 'taro'?

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Large often coloured bracts that surround the inflorescence of aroid plants and palms?

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Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read