titan arum

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Amorphophallus titanum, an aroid native to Sumatra.

Equivalents

Españolaro gigante

Françaisarum titan

DeutschTitanenwurz

8 more languages

العربيةزهرة الجثة

Suomijättipökkövehka

Italianoaro gigante aro titano

日本語ショクダイオオコンニャクスマトラオオコンニャク

한국어시체꽃

Nederlandspenisplant reuzenaronskelk

Portuguêsflor-cadáver jarro-titã

Русскийaморфофаллус титанический

Examples

“In April of 1961 Longwood Gardens was able to display for the first time in its greenhouses a flowering specimen of Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum of Sumatra, often billed incorrectly as "the largest flower in the world."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

titan beetle Titan crane titan primary titan primary school Titanate titanation

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