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adj
Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aroid
Antonyms: none provided
History
From translingual Arum + -aceous, from Latin arum, a genus of plants, from Ancient Greek ἄρον (áron).
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