WordNet
snake palm
n. foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix [syn: devil's tongue, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri]
Usage examples of "snake palm".
She threaded her way between several dagger-spoked buck-spruce trees, passed a thin snake palm, which didn’.
She threaded her way between several dagger-spoked buck-spruce trees, passed a thin snake palm, which didn't even bother to hiss at her, and stopped near a tangle willow.