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.
aroid ar'oid' adj.
aroid
| Dictionary: ar·oid |
(ăr'oid', âr'-)
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.
aroid ar'oid' adj.
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.
aroid ar'oid' adj.
| Gardener's Dictionary: aroid |
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.
| WordNet: aroid |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
Synonym: arum
The adjective aroid has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(botany) relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Synonym: araceous
Pertains to noun: Araceae (meaning #1)
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| Gardener's Dictionary. Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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