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snake palm

DEFINITIONS OF: snake palm

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n 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, umbrella arum
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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