Definition of Amorphophallus titanum

1. Noun. Malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet.

Exact synonyms: Krubi, Titan Arum
Generic synonyms: Aroid, Arum
Group relationships: Genus Amorphophallus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amorphophallus Titanum

Amoebotaenia
Amon
Amon-Ra
Amontillado
Amor
Amorgos
Amorite
Amorites
Amoritic
Amorpha californica
Amorpha canescens
Amorpha fruticosa
Amorphophallus campanulatus
Amorphophallus paeonifolius
Amorphophallus rivieri
Amorphophallus titanum (current term)
Amors
Amory
Amos
Amoss' sign
Amounderness
Amoxil
Amoy
Ampere's law
Ampere's postulate
Amphibolips
Amphicarpa
Amphicarpa bracteata
Amphicarpaea
Amphicarpaea bracteata

Literary usage of Amorphophallus titanum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Druggist (1890)
"... even the introduction to our stoves of such plants as the Victoria regia and the Amorphophallus titanum, or, if possible, the Rafflesia and Welwitschia, ..."

2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"Amorphophallus titanum, the giant of this family, has a tuber 50 centimetres in diameter, and produces umbrella-like leaves on stalks 2-5 metres long and ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1889)
"A dramatist of this day might in a dialogue introduce the moss rose or the lily of the valley, but he would not mention the Amorphophallus titanum ..."

4. A University Text-book of Botany by Douglas Houghton. Campbell (1907)
"Ju Amorphophallus titanum, the spathe is nearly a metre in length. In these large forms the evolution of heat by the inflorescence is very marked, ..."

5. Official Guide to the Museums of Economic Botany by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1893)
"On the ceiling is a representation of Amorphophallus titanum, Becc., a gigantic aroid, native of Sumatra, presented to the Museum by the Marchese Corgi of ..."

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