LYSICHITON AMERICANUM

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Meaning:

Clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe

Synonyms:

Lysichiton americanum; skunk cabbage

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Lysichiton americanum" is a kind of...):

bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)

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