amorphophallus campanulatus

1. 1.

   putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

   Synonymspungapungtelingo potatoelephant yamAmorphophallus paeonifolius

   Broaderarum

   Part ofgenus Amorphophallus

   Philippines

Questions about amorphophallus campanulatus

What does amorphophallus campanulatus mean?

amorphophallus campanulatus means "putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber".

What is another word for amorphophallus campanulatus?

Close synonyms include pungapung, telingo potato, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amorphophallus campanulatus a common word?

amorphophallus campanulatus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.