"araceous" meaning in English

See araceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From translingual Arum + -aceous, from Latin arum, a genus of plants, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Arum}} translingual Arum, {{suf|en||-aceous}} + -aceous, {{uder|en|la|arum}} Latin arum, {{uder|en|grc|ἄρον}} Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} araceous (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: Araceae, Arales Translations (of or relating to the Araceae family of plants): aráceo (Portuguese)
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