Aroid \Ar"oid\, n. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the Arum family ({Arace[ae]}).
Aroid \A"roid\, Aroideous \A*roid"e*ous\, a. [Arum + -oid.]
(Bot.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants.
aroid
adj : relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: {araceous}]
n : any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed
on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: {arum}]