aroid

[ ar-oid, air- ]

/ ˈær ɔɪd, ˈɛər- /

Botany

adjective

araceous.

noun

any plant of the arum family.

Origin of aroid

1875–80; Latin arum (see arum family) + -oid

Words nearby aroid

Arnold's canal, Arnoldson, Arnsberg, Arnulf, aroha, aroid, aroint, aroint thee, A rolling stone gathers no moss, aroma, aromantic

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Example sentences from the Web for aroid

The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or Caladium arborescens.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
We meet with organism of the form in the family of the Araceæ, or aroid plants.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884|Various
It was especially prepared for me on their learning that I had found the plant (an aroid, Schizmatoglottis) in my excursions.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives|H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy
A good series of tropical aroids is to be seen in the aroid house at Kew.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aroid

aroid

/ (ˈærɔɪd, ˈɛər-) /

adjective

Also: araceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Araceae, a family of plants having small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large petaloid spathe. The family includes arum, calla, and anthurium

noun

any plant of the Araceae

Word Origin for aroid

C19: from New Latin Arum type genus + -oid; see arum

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单词	aroid
释义	aroid [ ar-oid, air- ] / ˈær ɔɪd, ˈɛər- / Botany adjective araceous. noun any plant of the arum family. Origin of aroid 1875–80; Latin arum (see arum family) + -oid Words nearby aroid Arnold's canal, Arnoldson, Arnsberg, Arnulf, aroha, aroid, aroint, aroint thee, A rolling stone gathers no moss, aroma, aromantic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aroid The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or Caladium arborescens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various We meet with organism of the form in the family of the Araceæ, or aroid plants. Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884\|Various It was especially prepared for me on their learning that I had found the plant (an aroid, Schizmatoglottis) in my excursions. The Solomon Islands and Their Natives\|H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy A good series of tropical aroids is to be seen in the aroid house at Kew. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for aroid aroid / (ˈærɔɪd, ˈɛər-) / adjective Also: araceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Araceae, a family of plants having small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large petaloid spathe. The family includes arum, calla, and anthurium noun any plant of the Araceae Word Origin for aroid C19: from New Latin Arum type genus + -oid; see arum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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