aroid

1. Relating to a plant of the family Araceae (synset 302651852)
   referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
   same as: araceous

1. Any plant of the family Araceae;
   Have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe (synset 111799769)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies - common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
   • arum palaestinum, black calla - ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
   • alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear - any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
   • amorphophallus - any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
   • amorphophallus campanulatus, amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato - putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
   • amorphophallus rivieri, devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum - foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
   • amorphophallus titanum, krubi, titan arum - malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
   • arisaema atrorubens, arisaema triphyllum, indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, wake-robin - common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
   • arisaema dracontium, green dragon - early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
   • arisarum vulgare, friar's-cowl - tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
   • caladium - any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
   • colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant - herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
   • dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue - an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
   • dracontium - any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
   • dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, green dragon - European arum resembling the cuckoopint
   • nephthytis - any plant of the genus Nephthytis
   • malanga, spoonflower, tannia, xanthosoma atrovirens, xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia - tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
   belongs to: araceae, arum family, family araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
   same as: arum

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