Noun: devil's tongue
- Foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
"The devil's tongue's distinctive odour filled the greenhouse";
- snake palm, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri, konjac
Part of: genus Amorphophallus
Encyclopedia: Devil's tongue