The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of various perennial herbs in the arum family, including houseplants such as the anthurium, dieffenbachia, and philodendron and having tiny flowers crowded in a spadix that is subtended by a spathe.
n. Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (Araceae).
n. Any plant of the Arum family (Araceæ); -- have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of the Aroideœ or Araceœ.
Like or representing the genus Arum or the family Araceæ: as, an aroid type.
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adj. relating to a plant of the family Araceae
n. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
Word Usage
"Other rare plants include the sedge Machaerina rubiginosa, the aroid Cyrtosperma merkusii, and floating water plants such as Hydrocharis dubia and water chestnut (Trapa maximoviscii)."