aroid

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


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ar•oid  (ar′oid, âr′-),USA pronunciation [Bot.]
adj. 
  1. Botanyaraceous.

n. 
  1. Botanyany plant of the arum family.
  • ar(um) + -oid 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aroid / ˈærɔɪd ˈɛər-/
  1. 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):
acaroid resin - araceous - arum - calla - cuckoopint - cunjevoi - philodendron - skunk cabbage - spadix - spathe - sweet flag - taro - wake-robin

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