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AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIFOLIUS

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Meaning:

Putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus campanulatus; Amorphophallus paeonifolius; elephant yam; pungapung; telingo potato

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Amorphophallus paeonifolius" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Domain region:

Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)

Holonyms ("Amorphophallus paeonifolius" is a member of...):

genus Amorphophallus (genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)

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