araceous

[ uh-rey-shuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. belonging to the plant family Araceae.

araceous

/ əˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. another word for aroid

Word History and Origins

Origin of araceous¹

First recorded in 1835–40; from New Latin Arace(ae) + -ous adjective suffix; arum family, -aceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of araceous¹

C19: from New Latin Arāceae; see arum

Example Sentences

Dracontium, drā-kon′shi-um, n. a genus of American araceous plants: the root of the skunk-cabbage.

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