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GENUS LYSICHITON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lysichiton mean?
• GENUS LYSICHITON (noun)
The noun GENUS LYSICHITON has 1 sense:
1. skunk cabbage
Familiarity information: GENUS LYSICHITON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skunk cabbage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Lysichiton; genus Lysichitum; Lysichiton; Lysichitum
Hypernyms ("genus Lysichiton" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Holonyms ("genus Lysichiton" is a member of...):
Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)
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