titan arum

English

Etymology

First attested in the 20th century.

Noun

titan arum (plural titan arums)

1. 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."

Translations

Amorphopallus titanum

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  Mandarin: 巨花魔芋 (jùhuā móyù)

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• Finnish: jättipökkövehka
• French: arum titan m
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