foetid pothos

Definitions of foetid pothos
  1. noun
    deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
    synonyms: Symplocarpus foetidus, polecat weed, skunk cabbage
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    type 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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