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Definition of Skunk cabbage
1. Noun. Deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe.
Exact synonyms: Foetid Pothos, Polecat Weed, Symplocarpus Foetidus
Group relationships: Genus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus
Generic synonyms: Bog Plant, Marsh Plant, Swamp Plant
Group relationships: Genus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus
Generic synonyms: Bog Plant, Marsh Plant, Swamp Plant
2. Noun. Clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe.
Definition of Skunk cabbage
1. Noun. ''Symplocarpus foetidus'', a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America. ¹
2. Noun. ''Lysichiton americanus'', a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of western North America. ¹
3. Noun. ''Lysichiton camtschatcense'', a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern Asia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com