skunk cabbage

1. (noun) clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
Synonyms: Lysichiton americanum
Related Words: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

2. (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
Synonyms: Symplocarpus foetidus, foetid pothos, polecat weed
Related Words: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant



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