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Definition of Aroids
1. aroid [n] - See also: aroid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aroids
Literary usage of Aroids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1889)
"One would be led to expect however that some form of secretive organ should be
present, and that probably they would be found— if anywhere—among the aroids. ..."
2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... into Proto-epiphytes, Hemi-epiphytes, Nest-epiphytes, Tank-epiphytes.
Characteristics of the groups. Water-reservoirs. Velamen of orchids and aroids. ..."
3. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"aroids aroids are tropical root crops that are largely unknown in temperate
countries, ... There are several genera of edible aroids, of which Colocasia, ..."
4. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Straits Branch (1904)
"The aroids of Borneo. BY II. N. RIDLEY. The island of Borneo is very rich in ...
The chief difficulty in the study of aroids lies in the very bad habit of ..."
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