amorphophallus

noun

amor·​pho·​phal·​lus

əˌmȯrfəˈfaləs

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical East Indian aroids having a mottled flowering spathe in advance of the large compound leaf and often attaining a height of several feet see krubi

2

plural -es : a plant of the genus Amorphophallus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amorph- + phallus

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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