Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or belonging to the plant family Araceae: Describes plants that are members of the Araceae family, characterized by their unique flower structure.

2. Noun:

   • Any plant of the family Araceae: A plant belonging to this family, typically having a distinctive inflorescence consisting of a spadix (a fleshy spike of tiny flowers) surrounded by a spathe (a large, often showy bract).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The garden features a collection of aroid plants.
  • Aroid species are popular in horticulture for their striking foliage.

• Noun:

  • The peace lily is a common aroid found in many homes.
  • Botanists study the diverse forms of aroids in tropical regions.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The term is used to group plants with similar floral morphology, such as the spadix and spathe structure.
  • The classification of this species as an aroid is based on its reproductive structures.

Variants and Related Words

• Araceae (n): The botanical family name to which aroids belong.
  • The family Araceae includes over 100 genera.
• Arales (n): An obsolete order name that once included the Araceae family.

Synonyms

• Arum (n): Often used as a common name for some aroids, though technically referring to plants in the genus .
  • The titan arum is a famous aroid known for its large, foul-smelling inflorescence.

Adjective

1. relating to a plant of the family Araceae

Noun

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