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orontiaceous, a. Bot.|ɒrɒntɪˈeɪʃəs|
[f. mod.L. Orontiāceæ + -ous.]
Of or belonging to the Orontiaceæ, a family or tribe of Endogens closely allied to Araceæ, of which the genus Orontium is the type; represented in Britain by the Sweet Flag, Acorus Calamus.
1857in Mayne Expos. Lex.
So oˈrontiad, a plant of the family Orontiaceæ.
1876Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 385 Orontiads differ from the Arums in having hermaphrodite flowers and usually a scaly perianth. |