Meanings
plural titan arums
- Amorphophallus titanum, an aroid native to Sumatra.First known use 20th century
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."
1962, “A Titan Arum Flowers”, in The American Horticultural Magazine, volume 41, page 45
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmalodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic زهرة الجثة
- زهرة الجثةAmorphopallus titanum
Bulgarian титаничният аморфофалус, трупно цвете
- титаничният аморфофалус (titaničnijat amorfofalus)Amorphopallus titanum
- трупно цвете (trupno cvete)Amorphopallus titanum
Catalan amorfofal·lus
- amorfofal·lusAmorphopallus titanum
Chinese Mandarin 巨花魔芋
- 巨花魔芋 (jùhuā móyù)Amorphopallus titanum
Danish titan arum, ligblomst
- titan arumAmorphopallus titanum
- ligblomstAmorphopallus titanum
- penisblomstAmorphopallus titanum
Dutch reuzenaronskelk, penisplant
- reuzenaronskelkAmorphopallus titanum
- penisplantAmorphopallus titanum
Finnish jättipökkövehka
- jättipökkövehkaAmorphopallus titanum
French arum titan
- arum titanAmorphopallus titanum
German Titanenwurz
- TitanenwurzAmorphopallus titanum
Hebrew לוף ענק
- לוף ענקAmorphopallus titanum
Hungarian titánbuzogány
- titánbuzogányAmorphopallus titanum
Indonesian kibut, bunga bangkai raksasa
- kibutAmorphopallus titanum
- bunga bangkai raksasaAmorphopallus titanum
- suweg raksasaAmorphopallus titanum
Italian aro titano, aro gigante
- aro titanoAmorphopallus titanum
- aro giganteAmorphopallus titanum
Japanese ショクダイオオコンニャク, スマトラオオコンニャク
- ショクダイオオコンニャク (shokudaiōkon'nyaku)Amorphopallus titanum
- スマトラオオコンニャク (sumatoraōkon'nyaku)Amorphopallus titanum
Korean 시체꽃
- 시체꽃 (sichekkot)Amorphopallus titanum
Lithuanian gigantiškasis amorfofalas
- gigantiškasis amorfofalasAmorphopallus titanum
Malay pokok bunga bangkai
- pokok bunga bangkaiAmorphopallus titanum
Persian گل بدبو, گل جسد
- گل بدبوAmorphopallus titanum
- گل جسدAmorphopallus titanum
Polish dziwidło olbrzymie
- dziwidło olbrzymieAmorphopallus titanum
Portuguese jarro-titã, flor-cadáver
- jarro-titãAmorphopallus titanum
- flor-cadáverAmorphopallus titanum
Russian aморфофаллус титанический
- aморфофаллус титанический (amorfofallus titaničeskij)Amorphopallus titanum
Spanish aro gigante
- aro giganteAmorphopallus titanum
Swedish jätteknölkalla
- jätteknölkallaAmorphopallus titanum
Tagalog titan arum
- titan arumAmorphopallus titanum
Tamil டைட்டன் ஆரம்
- டைட்டன் ஆரம் (ṭaiṭṭaṉ āram)Amorphopallus titanum
Thai บุกยักษ์, ดอกบุกยักษ์
- บุกยักษ์Amorphopallus titanum
- ดอกบุกยักษ์Amorphopallus titanum
- ดอกซากศพAmorphopallus titanum
Turkish ceset çiçeği
- ceset çiçeğiAmorphopallus titanum
Ukrainian аморфофалюс велетенський
- аморфофалюс велетенський (amorfofaljus veletensʹkyj)Amorphopallus titanum
Urdu لوفِ جسیم
- لوفِ جسیمAmorphopallus titanum
Vietnamese titan arum, hoa xác chết khổng lồ
- titan arumAmorphopallus titanum
- hoa xác chết khổng lồAmorphopallus titanum
- chân bê titanAmorphopallus titanum
Cite this entry
titan arum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titan%20arum
“titan arum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titan%20arum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “titan arum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titan%20arum.
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