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Symplocarpus

Symplocarpus

9.9
A group of wetland plants like skunk cabbage that grow in eastern North America and eastern Asia
  • noun
  • /sɪmˈplɒkɑːrpəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The eastern North American Symplocarpus emerges early in spring, often melting the snow around it.

Examples

  • The odor of Symplocarpus attracts insects that help with its pollination.

  • The Symplocarpus plant thrives in wetland areas.

  • Botanists studied the unique flowering structure of Symplocarpus in the wetland reserve.

  • Have you seen a Symplocarpus in bloom?

  • The eastern North American Symplocarpus emerges early in spring, often melting the snow around it.

  • Botanists studied the unique flowering structure of Symplocarpus in the wetland reserve.

  • The Symplocarpus plant thrives in wetland areas.

Compounds

Symplocarpus foetidus
  • Specialized
9.9

A low swamp plant with a strong bad smell and a small flower inside a green or purple cover

Surface Forms

Symplocarpus singular
Symplocarpuses plural

Etymology

The word Symplocarpus comes from Greek parts sym- ('together') and -carpus (from karpos, 'fruit'). So the name means 'joined fruit' and helps you remember this wetland plant, like the skunk cabbage, whose flower parts look joined together.