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aroid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

aroid

adjective

/'ærɔɪd/

relating to a plant of the family Araceae

Type	Words
Synonyms	araceous

aroid

noun

/'ærɔɪd/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	arum
Type of	herb, herbaceous plant
Has types	amorphophallus campanulatus, amorphophallus paeonifolius, amorphophallus rivieri, amorphophallus titanum, arisaema atrorubens, arisaema dracontium, arisaema triphyllum, arisarum vulgare, arum maculatum, arum palaestinum, black calla, yautia, amorphophallus, umbrella arum, wake-robin, xanthosoma atrovirens, xanthosoma sagittifolium, alocasia, caladium, colocasia esculenta, cuckoopint, dalo, dasheen, devil's tongue, dieffenbachia sequine, dracontium, dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, dumb cane, elephant's ear, elephant ear, elephant yam, friar's-cowl, green dragon, indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, krubi, lords-and-ladies, malanga, mother-in-law's tongue, mother-in-law plant, nephthytis, pungapung, snake palm, spoonflower, tannia, taro, taro plant, telingo potato, titan arum

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The calla lily's spathe is white, but aroid spathes can appear in other colors as well, depending on the plant.

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