AROID

Meaning of AROID in English

adj. of or relating to the family Araceae, including arums.

Etymology: ARUM + -OID

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

AROID — adjective Etymology: New Latin Arum Date: 1886 of or relating to the arum family, ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AROID — I. adjective or aroi·de·ous (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēəs, əˈrȯid- Etymology: aroid from New Latin Arum + English -oid; aroideous from aroid (II) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROID — (n.) Any plant of the Arum family (Araceae).
Английский словарь Webster
AROID — (a.) Alt. of Aroideous
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AROID — ( a. ) Alt. of Aroideous
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AROID — /ar"oyd, air"-/ , Bot. adj. 1. araceous. n. 2. any plant of the arum family. [ 1875-80; AR(UM) + -OID …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROID — adjective Etymology: New Latin Arum Date: 1886 : of or relating to the arum family • aroid noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROID — adj ·alt. of aroideous. 2. aroid ·add. ·noun any plant of the arum family (araceae).
Webster English vocab
AROID — [ 'ɛ:rɔɪd ] ■ noun Botany a plant of the arum family (Araceae).
Concise Oxford English vocab
AROID — [ar.oid] adj [NL Arum] (ca. 1890): of or relating to the arum family -- aroid n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AROID — adj. of or relating to the family Araceae, including arums. [ARUM + -OID]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROID — adj. of or relating to the family Araceae, including arums. [ ARUM + -OID ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROID — n. Pronunciation: ' a- ˌ ro ̇ id, ' er- ˌ o ̇ id Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin Arum …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YAUTIA — noun Etymology: American Spanish yautía, from Taino Date: 1899 any of several aroid plants (genus Xanthosoma, especially X. sagittifolium ) …
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PHILODENDRON — noun (plural -drons; also philodendra) see: dendr- Date: 1877 any of various aroid plants (as of the genus Philodendron ) …
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CALADIUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Malay kěladi, an aroid plant Date: 1881 any of a genus ( Caladium …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AROIDEOUS — adjective see aroid I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TARO — ˈtä(ˌ)rō, ˈta(a)(ˌ)-, ˈte(ˌ)-, ˈtȧ(ˌ)- noun also tara -_rə ( -s ) Etymology: Tahitian & Maori taro 1. : an aroid …
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TAILFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an aroid of the genus Anthurium
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SILVERVINE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a climbing Indo-Malayan aroid ( Scindapsus pictus argyraeus ) often cultivated for its white-mottled foliage 2. …
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SETTLER'S TWINE — noun : an Australian aroid ( Gymnostachys anceps ) ; also : its coarse fiber
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PUNGAPUNG — ˌpəŋˈgäˌpəŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Tagalog pungapong : a Philippine aroid ( Amorphophallus campanulatus ) that has a putrid …
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PHILODENDRON — ˌfiləˈdendrən noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of philodendros loving trees, from phil- + dendron tree — more at …
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KRUBI — ˈkrübē noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably native name in Sumatra : a tropical East Indian aroid ( Amorphophallus titanum …
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KONJAK — ˈkänˌjak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese konjaku : a large aroid ( Amorphophallus rivieri ) grown in Japan for …
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HAIRY ARUM — noun : a foul-smelling aroid ( Helicodiceros muscivorus ) of southern Europe with hairy purple spadix
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CUNJEVOI — ˈkənjəˌvȯi noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in Australia : a large Australian aroid ( Alocasia macrorrhiza ) whose …
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BLACK CALLA — noun : an ornamental aroid ( Arum palaestinum ) cultivated in greenhouses for its dark purple or almost black spathe …
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ALLIUM — ˈalēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin allium, alium garlic; perhaps akin to Sanskrit āluka edible root of an aroid …
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WATER ARUM — () An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
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TONGA — (n.) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.
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TARO — (n.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large …
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