Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A giant plant of the family Araceæ from the eastern tropics, grown as a curiosity in hothouses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any plant of the genus Amorphophallus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
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Examples
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It's called Amorphophallus titanum, or more commonly, "The Corpse Flower", for it's famous foul-odor, similar to rotting flesh.
Baltiblogs 2010
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The 15-year-old Sumatran plant - officially called Amorphophallus titanium - bloomed for the first time Tuesday.
CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports 2010
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The 15-year-old Sumatran plant - officially called Amorphophallus titanium - bloomed for the first time Tuesday.
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Corpse flowers, technically known as Amorphophallus titanium plants, are native to Sumatra and can grow to be 10 feet tall.
KVUE - Home 2010
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Plants which were thought to be extinct such as Amorphophallus staudtii have been discovered in the area.
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While the Rafflesia gets big, it has nothing on another corpse flower, the Amorphophallus titanum.
Boing Boing 2009
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This is Amorphophallus titanum, the largest flower in the world.
For the self-confident gardener: The world’s largest flower « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
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Translated from the greek Amorphophallus titanum means "giant misshapen penis," and while the Rafflesia has the world's largest flower, the titan lays claim to the largest unbranched cluster of flowers in the world.
Boing Boing 2009
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The 5-foot-tall Amorphophallus titanum that flowered Friday for the first time in 15 years is expected to finish blooming Tuesday.
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Glucomannan (GM) is a soluble, fermentable, and highly viscous dietary fiber that comes from the root of the elephant yam, also known as konjac (Amorphophallus konjac or Amorphophallus rivieri), native to Asia.
The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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