Amorphophallus
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μορφος (ắmorphos, “ugly, misshapen; amorphous”) + Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós, “penis; phallus”).
Proper noun
[edit]Amorphophallus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain plants with giant flowers and tall spadices, including the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Araceae – family; Aroideae – subfamily; Thomsonieae – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (whitespot giant arum, elephant yam, elephant foot yam) – type species; Amorphophallus commutatus (dragon stalk yam), Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower), Amorphophallus konjac (devil's tongue, elephant foot, elephant yam, leopard palm, snake palm, umbrella arum, voodoo lily) – selected other species
References
[edit]Amorphophallus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amorphophallus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amorphophallus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons