- Aroideous
- Aroid A"roid, Aroideous A*roid"e*ous, a. [Arum + -oid.]
(Bot.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants
({Araceae}).
Syn: araceous [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Aroideous
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aroideous — aroi·de·ous … English syllables
aroideous — adjective see aroid I … Useful english dictionary
Aroid — A roid, Aroideous A*roid e*ous, a. [Arum + oid.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants ({Araceae}). Syn: araceous [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caladium — Ca*la di*um, n. [NL.] A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a|ra|ceous — «uh RAY shuhs», adjective. belonging to the arum family; aroid; aroideous. ╂[< New Latin Araceae the arum family (< Latin arum arum)] … Useful english dictionary
