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skunk cabbage

skunk cab·bage (plural skunk cab·bag·es or skunk cab·bage)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. foul-smelling perennial herb: a foul-smelling broad-leaved perennial herb with small flowers enclosed in greenish spathes. Native to: swampy areas of eastern North America.  Latin name Symplocarpus foetidus.

2. a plant similar to skunk cabbage: a plant similar to skunk cabbage that has a large yellow spathe. Native to: western North America.  Latin name Lysichitum americanum.

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