Symplocarpus Foetidus (Noun)
Meaning
Deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, thrives in the swampy regions of eastern North America.
- During the cold winter months, Symplocarpus foetidus survives as a dormant rhizome hidden beneath the swampy surface.
- Symplocarpus foetidus can be identified by its foul-smelling, mottled green or purple, cowl-shaped spathe that encloses the tiny flowers.
- Residents near wetlands know the unmistakable odor that accompanys the bloom of Symplocarpus foetidus in late winter.
- The mottled greenish spathe of Symplocarpus foetidus is an attractive complement to other native plants found in eastern North American swamplands.