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How to pronounce amorphophallus in English?

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Type of aroid, arum

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Some of my favorites include orchids, aroids, jungle cacti, agaves, bananas, amorphophallus, nepenthes, and everything rare, interesting, or unique.
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The Basel Botanical Gardens expects 10,000 people to see its amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, in full glory before the bloom wilts late Saturday or Sunday.
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Amorphophallus titanium, which can grow 6 feet or taller, takes its name from the obnoxious odor of its flower, an odor said to be reminiscent of rotting flesh.
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  • Any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
  • Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (Araceae). ...