aroid meaning

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aroid (adjective): relating to a plant of the family Araceae.

aroid has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

aroid as an adjective

  1. relating to a plant of the family Araceae

    Synonyms: araceous

    Related forms: Araceae

aroid as a noun

  1. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

    Synonyms: arum

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: cuckoopint, black calla, alocasia, amorphophallus, pungapung, devil's tongue, krubi, jack-in-the-pulpit, green dragon, friar's-cowl, caladium, taro

Scrabble score: 6 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in ID · 5-letter words

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