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SNAKE PALM
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
Amorphophallus rivieri; devil's tongue; snake palm; umbrella arum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("snake palm" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Holonyms ("snake palm" is a member of...):
genus Amorphophallus (genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)