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noun
Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective
relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: araceous
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noun
any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum, black calla, Arum palaestinum, alocasia, elephant's ear, elephant ear, amorphophallus, pungapung, telingo potato, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus campanulatus, devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri, krubi, titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens, green dragon, Arisaema dracontium, friar's-cowl, Arisarum vulgare, caladium, taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine, dracontium, dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris, nephthytis, yautia, tannia, spoonflower, malanga, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens
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