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ELEPHANT YAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("elephant yam" 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 ("elephant yam" is a member of...):
genus Amorphophallus (genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)
