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aroid

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈærɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ar′oid, âr′-)

ar•oid (ar′oid, âr′-),USA pronunciation [Bot.]
adj.

Botanyaraceous.

Botanyany plant of the arum family.

ar(um) + -oid 1875–80

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aroid /ˈærɔɪd; ˈɛər-/ adj

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Arum type genus + -oid; see arum

'aroid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

araceous - arum - calla - cuckoopint - cunjevoi - philodendron - skunk cabbage - spadix - spathe - sweet flag - taro - wake-robin - acaroid resin

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