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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Araceæ, belonging to the suborder Pothoideæ and the tribe Symplocarpeæ, allied to the skunk-cabbage.
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- noun one species of aquatic plant: golden club
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A genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Araceæ, belonging to the suborder Pothoideæ and the tribe Symplocarpeæ, allied to the skunk-cabbage.
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February 22, 2023