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elephant yam

DEFINITIONS OF: elephant yam

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

Synonyms:
Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, pungapung, telingo potato
Type of:
aroid, arum
any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
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