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.
| 1857 in Mayne Expos. Lex. |
So oˈrontiad, a plant of the family Orontiaceæ.
| 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 385 Orontiads differ from the Arums in having hermaphrodite flowers and usually a scaly perianth. |