aroidn.
/ˈɛːrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈɛrɔɪd/ Botany.
A plant allied to the Arum or Wake-robin; an arad. aˈroideous adj. allied to Arum.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Araceae (wake-robin and allies) > [adjective]
mucka-mucka1769
aroideous1830
the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Araceae (wake-robin and allies) > [noun]
dragonsc1000
cuckoo-pintlea1400
yekestersea1400
aaron?c1425
calf's-footc1450
cuckoo-spitc1450
rampa1500
priest's hood1526
wake-robin1530
green dragon1538
arum1551
cuckoo-pint1551
dragonwort1565
priest's pintle1578
tarragon1591
starch root1596
friar's cowl1597
friar's-hood1597
starchwort1597
dragon serpentine1598
dragon's-herb1600
small dragonwort1674
dumb cane1696
skunk weed1735
polecat weed1743
lords and ladies1755
mucka-mucka1769
skunk cabbage1778
bloody man's finger1787
green dragon1789
swamp-cabbage1792
priest in the pulpit1837
orontiad1846
arad1853
cows and calves1853
bulls and cows1863
skunk cabbage1869
aroid1876
Adam and Eve1877
stallion1878
cunjevoi1889
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 252 The eatable Aroideous plants, Orchises, Yams.
1860 Let. in Athenæum 29 June (1861) 863 Festoons of aroideous plants.
1876 H. Evershed in Macmillan's Mag. XXXIV. 53 The moist and heated air covers the..trunks of trees with a drapery of aroids.
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