araceous

araceous
adjective
relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Syn: ↑aroid
Pertains to noun: ↑Araceae, ↑Araceae (for: ↑aroid)
Derivationally related forms: ↑Araceae, ↑aroid (for: ↑aroid)
Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology

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adjective

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/euh ray"sheuhs/, adj. Bot.
belonging to the plant family Araceae. Cf. arum family.
[ < NL Arace(ae) (see ARUM, -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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araceous /a-rāˈshəs/ or aroid /āˈroid/ adjective
1. Of the Araceae
2. Like an arum
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Main Entry:arum

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araceous, a. Bot.
(əˈreɪʃəs)
[f. mod.L. Araceæ, f. arum, a. Gr. ἄρον the cuckoo-pint: see -aceous.]
Belonging to the family Araceæ, of which one species, the Cuckoo-pint or Wake-robin (Arum maculatum), is native to Britain.

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