skunk cabbage † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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