skunk cabbage

Etymology

skunk + cabbage, from the strong odor produced when the leaves are broken or torn

Noun

skunk cabbage (plural skunk cabbages)

1. Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants.
   1. Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America.
   2. Lysichiton americanus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of western North America.
   3. Lysichiton camtschatcense, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern Asia.