skunk cabbage

noun

a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground.

a related plant, Lysichiton americanum, of western North America, having a cluster of green leaves and a spike of flowers surrounded by a yellow spathe.

Origin of skunk cabbage

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55

Words nearby skunk cabbage

skull and crossbones, skullcap, skullduggery, skull session, skunk, skunk cabbage, Skunk River, skunkweed, Skunk Works, skunky, skurfing

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Example sentences from the Web for skunk cabbage

This plant belongs to the same family as the skunk-cabbage of the East and the calla-lily.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
The flowers are often fragrant, but the plant has a disagreeable smell, something like Skunk-cabbage, when crushed.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong
From the smooth sumac they reap a harvest in midsummer, and in March they get a good grist of pollen from the skunk-cabbage.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
Skunk-cabbage, you call it; so quaint a flower deserves a rather better name.
Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)|Grant Allen

Off in the ferns there beat a warning tattoo—the loud whir of the snake's tail against a skunk-cabbage leaf.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for skunk cabbage

skunk cabbage

noun

a low-growing fetid aroid swamp plant, Symplocarpus foetidus of E North America, having broad leaves and minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple spathe

a similar aroid plant, Lysichitum americanum, of the W coast of North America and N Asia

Turkish name (1392–1913): skunkweed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	skunk cabbage
释义	skunk cabbage noun a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground. a related plant, Lysichiton americanum, of western North America, having a cluster of green leaves and a spike of flowers surrounded by a yellow spathe. Origin of skunk cabbage An Americanism dating back to 1745–55 Words nearby skunk cabbage skull and crossbones, skullcap, skullduggery, skull session, skunk, skunk cabbage, Skunk River, skunkweed, Skunk Works, skunky, skurfing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skunk cabbage This plant belongs to the same family as the skunk-cabbage of the East and the calla-lily. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons The flowers are often fragrant, but the plant has a disagreeable smell, something like Skunk-cabbage, when crushed. Field Book of Western Wild Flowers\|Margaret Armstrong From the smooth sumac they reap a harvest in midsummer, and in March they get a good grist of pollen from the skunk-cabbage. A Year in the Fields\|John Burroughs Skunk-cabbage, you call it; so quaint a flower deserves a rather better name. Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)\|Grant Allen Off in the ferns there beat a warning tattoo—the loud whir of the snake's tail against a skunk-cabbage leaf. Roof and Meadow\|Dallas Lore Sharp British Dictionary definitions for skunk cabbage skunk cabbage noun a low-growing fetid aroid swamp plant, Symplocarpus foetidus of E North America, having broad leaves and minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple spathe a similar aroid plant, Lysichitum americanum, of the W coast of North America and N Asia Turkish name (1392–1913): skunkweed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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