"aroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aroids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aroid (plural aroids)
  1. (informal) Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants Hyponyms: arum (english: plant of genus Arum) Related terms: Aroideae (english: subfamily of Araceae) Translations (plant of the family Araceae): vehkakasvi (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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