family araceae meaning

Noun: family Araceae

1. Anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
   - Araceae, arum family

Type of: liliopsid family, monocot family

Part of: Arales, order Arales

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1. A MAJORITY of indoor foliage plants are tropical in origin and they generally come under the family Araceae.
2. He is the taxonomic authority of the flowering plant genus " Montrichardia " ( family Araceae ).
3. The subfamily " Aroidaea " ( family Araceae ) has also been recorded as a food plant for west Malaysia.
4. They are not closely related to " Pistia ", however, which also is an aquatic plant in the family Araceae.
5. Cocoyams are herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the family Araceae and are grown primarily for their edible roots, although all parts of the plant are edible.