titan arum

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First attested in the 20th century.

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titan arum (plural titan arums)

  1. Amorphophallus titanum, an aroid native to Sumatra
    • 1962, “A Titan Arum Flowers”, in The American Horticultural Magazine, volume 41, page 45:
      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."

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