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🌿 Related to Araceae 🪴 A plant species
aroid

aroid

9.9
Relating to plants like the peace lily and anthurium
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛəˌrɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aroide
  • Some aroid leaves can cause skin irritation due to their calcium oxalate crystals.

Examples

  • The botanical garden features several rare aroid species in its tropical greenhouse.

  • Many aroid plants produce strikingly unusual flowers and foliage shapes.

  • The aroid plant thrives in tropical climates.

  • Many aroid species are popular in home gardens.

  • Many aroid plants produce strikingly unusual flowers and foliage shapes.

  • The botanical garden features several rare aroid species in its tropical greenhouse.

  • Some aroid leaves can cause skin irritation due to their calcium oxalate crystals.

Synonyms

araceous
vsaroid
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to plants like Anthurium and Philodendron with a spike flower and leaf-like cover

is identical in meaning but is the shorter more common form

Surface Forms

aroid positive

Morphology

aroid = Araceae (opaque) = Araceae + oid

Formed with the productive suffix '-oid' but the root is a specialized taxonomic name unfamiliar to most learners, so the meaning cannot be derived by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Aroid comes from the plant family name Araceae, which comes from the plant Arum, and the ending -oid means 'like', as in humanoid. So aroid describes something that is 'like an Arum' and relates to plants of the Araceae family.