English > genus Amorphophallus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm. |
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| Member of | Araceae, family Araceae, arum family | anthurium |
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| Members | amorphophallus | Any plant of the genus Amorphophallus |
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| devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri | foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix |
| krubi, titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum | malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet |
| pungapung, telingo potato, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus campanulatus | putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | genus amorphophallus |
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| Catalan | genus amorphophallus |
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