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    AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 spadixplay

    Synonyms:

    Amorphophallus rivieri; devil's tongue; snake palm; umbrella arum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Amorphophallus rivieri" 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 ("Amorphophallus rivieri" is a member of...):

    genus Amorphophallus (genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)

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