Aroids

Please put definition in Gardenology or Botany sections.

Aroids = Plants in the Family Araceae.

Generally terrestrial and hemiepiphytic herbs.

The International Aroid Society has a good definition on its web site:

"Aroid is the common name for members of the Araceae family of plants, sometimes known as the Philodendron or Arum family. The occasionally beautiful and often bizarre combination of spathe and spadix called the inflorescence, sometimes referred to as a "flower", is a distinguishing feature of all aroids."

Thanks for the definition. I'd really like to tsee the definition in the Gardenology or Botany sections.

Terrestrial, epiphytic, or more often hemiepiphytic herbs, usually glabrous, acaulescent or long stemmed and vining, often tuberous (when terrestrial).
Leaf blades entire or variously lobed or divided, petioles sheathed at least at base, cataphylls (reduced leaves) often present.
Flowers small, perfect or unisexual, actinomorphic, usually densely arranged on an elongate axis (spadix), when unisexual, lower flowers pistillate and upper flowers staminate, sometimes with a sterile-staminate portion in between and/or a sterile terminal appendage. Inflorescences 1 to numerous per axil or terminal, subtended by a foliaceous, usually distinct bract (the spathe) that is deciduous or persistent in fruit; perianth absent or of 4-6 distinct or connate segments; stamens 1 to numerous, distinct or connate into synandria; ovary superior, usually entire, 1-celled to many-celled, ovules 1 to numerous per cell; style absent or present and elongate.
Fruit baccate, berries distinct or connate.
Seeds 1 to numerous, endosperm usually abundant and fleshy.

Or plants with the spathe with the flower :)...

Hey, I like that 3jsmom31 :O)

thanks for clearing this up, Metro ---lol

So you'll put it in the dictionary?

Dave always the smart one...well he definately earned his cookie for the day!

Thanks Trina! Is that a chocolate chip cookie?

Spathe & spadix do not define the Araceae from all other plant Families, as the Cyclanthaceae, Cyclanthus Family (Panama Hat plants, etc.) also have a spathe & spadix.

If chocolate chip is what you want Dave I'll send you a whole Box! Freshly made no cheater cookies here!

Trina, what is your recipe for them? I found my "so far" favorite recipe on the box of butter, lol.

it's the nestle tollhouse recipe but I use 2 bags of chips instead of just one!

and I do kinda owe Dave cookies already, but he won't tell me where to send them...LOL

Cookies.........Did someone say COOKIES???????

I appreciate that definition.. I was speaking with a friend today and trying to explain this to her... Now I know what to tell her..

I have to bake cookies with the kids today. I would love to do it except my rear is just not ready for more cookies. I wish I had will power over the chocolate chip.

LOL