titan arum
English
Etymology
First attested in the 20th century.
Noun
titan arum (plural titan arums)
- Amorphophallus titanum, an aroid native to Sumatra
- 1962, "A Titan Arum Flowers", The American Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 41, page 45.
- In April of 1961 Longwood Gardens was able to display for the first time in its greenhouses a flowering specimen of Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum of Sumatra, often billed incorrectly as "the largest flower in the world."
- 1962, "A Titan Arum Flowers", The American Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 41, page 45.
Translations
Amorphopallus titanum
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