telingo potato
Noun 1. A tropical plant (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius): A large, flowering plant native to Southeast Asia, known for its distinctive, often unpleasant-smelling inflorescence and its edible corm (a type of underground storage stem similar to a tuber).
The term "telingo potato" is a specific common name used primarily in botanical or agricultural contexts to refer to this particular plant species. It is not a common term in everyday conversation.
Examples * The telingo potato is cultivated in several Asian countries for its starchy corm. * While the flower of the telingo potato has a strong odor, its corm is a valuable food source.
- The plant is also widely known by other common names such as the "elephant foot yam" or "stink lily," which may be more frequently encountered.
- In scientific classification, it is essential to use the binomial name to avoid confusion with other plants.
- Elephant foot yam: A more common alternative name for the same plant (), describing the shape of its large corm.
- Corm: The specialized underground plant stem which is the edible part of the telingo potato.
- Aroid: A member of the Araceae family of plants, which includes the telingo potato, characterized by a distinctive flower structure (a spathe and spadix).
- Elephant foot yam
- (scientific name)
The definition emphasizes two key, seemingly contradictory, characteristics of the plant: 1. Its putrid-smelling flower, which is a notable botanical feature. 2. Its edible storage organ (corm/tuber), which is an important cultivated food crop in its native regions. The term "potato" in the name is a descriptive analogy for this edible part, not a botanical relation to the common potato (Solanum tuberosum).
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putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
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