lysichiton americanum

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   clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe

   Synonymsskunk cabbage

   Broadermarsh plant

Questions about lysichiton americanum

What does lysichiton americanum mean?

lysichiton americanum means "clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe".

What is another word for lysichiton americanum?

Close synonyms include skunk cabbage. 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 lysichiton americanum a common word?

lysichiton americanum 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.