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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AROID; AROIDEOUS

A "roid, A *roid "e *ous, a. Etym: [Arum + -oid.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aroid

ar oid |ˈaroid ˈɛrɔɪd |(also aroid lily ) ▶noun Botany a plant of the arum family (Araceae ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from arum + -oid .

 

Oxford Dictionary

aroid

aroid |ˈɛːrɔɪd |(also aroid lily ) ▶noun Botany a plant of the arum family (Araceae ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from arum + -oid .