Aroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aroid is a noun meaning (informal) Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
Meaning
(informal) Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
Example Sentences
The majority of aroids are climbers and epiphytes of tropical rainforests.
Jack-in-the-pulpit is the only other aroid native to our part of the world.
They made their way slowly to the great Palm House and thence up twisty iron steps to a nook like a tree refuge in New Guinea, among palm boles and extravagant aroid growths.
Word Forms
- aroids
Synonyms for aroid
Depending on context, synonyms include arum, araceous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include araceous, arum, alocasia, aloeid, arundinoid, palm.
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