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skunk cabbage † 
1 a variety of arum, Symplocarpus foetidus, of eastern North America, characterized by its giving off a strong odor when bruised.
2 a plant of the Rocky Mountain region, Lysichiton camtschatensis, so called because of its resemblance to the skunk cabbage of the East.
See also: skunk lily