Amorphophallus

/ˌæmɔːrfoʊˈfæləs/ noun

A genus of tropical plants known for producing enormous, pungent flowers that smell like rotting flesh.

From Greek amorph- (formless) + phallus (penis, referring to the flower's shape). The 'formless' part describes the flower's unusual spadix structure.

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