NOUN | plant | snake palm, devil's tongue, 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | devil's tongue, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri | |
Member of | genus Amorphophallus | genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids |
Broader | arum, aroid | Any plant of the family Araceae |
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