aro

/mhw>, a. [ Arum + -oid. ] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (Araceae).
Syn. -- araceous [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [ R. ] “Whiskered cats arointed flee.” Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r&ymacr_;man to make room or way, fr. rūm room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. Room space. ] Stand off, or begone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arolle. ] (Bot.) The stone pine (Pinus Cembra). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. aroma, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. aromaz, aromat, spice, F. aromate. ] 1. The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. aromaticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aromatique. See Aroma. ] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aromatic compound (Chem.), one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, C6H6. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives. --
Aromatic vinegar. See under Vinegar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. aromatisation. ] The act of impregnating or secting with aroma. [ 1913 Webster ]