DRACONTIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dracontium mean? 

• DRACONTIUM (noun)
  The noun DRACONTIUM has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves

  Familiarity information: DRACONTIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRACONTIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dracontium" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Holonyms ("dracontium" is a member of...):

genus Dracontium (small genus of tropical American cormous herbs)