(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. umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri, snake palm
[たらのき(たらの木;楤の木;楤木);タラのき(タラの木);タラノキ, taranoki ( tarano ki ; tsui no ki ; tsui ki ); tara noki ( tara no ki ); taranoki] (n) (uk) devil's walking stick (tree) (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree