Araceae

plural noun

Ara·​ce·​ae

əˈrāsēˌē

: a family of plants (order Arales) chiefly of tropical distribution distinguished by having the flowers on a fleshy spadix subtended by a leafy spathe

araceous

-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Arum, type genus + -aceae

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