araceous

English

Etymology

Latin arum a genus of plants, from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

araceous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.

Translations

of or relating to the Araceae family of plants

• Portuguese: aráceo

See also

• Araceae
• Arales

References

• “araceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.