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PRONUNCIATION OF SKUNK CABBAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKUNK CABBAGE

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Skunk cabbage is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SKUNK CABBAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skunk cabbage

Skunk cabbage is a common name for several plants and may refer to: ▪ the genus Lysichiton ▪ Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, grows in eastern Asia ▪ Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, grows in eastern North America ▪ Western skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanus, grows in western North America...

Definition of skunk cabbage in the English dictionary

The definition of skunk cabbage in the dictionary is a low-growing fetid aroid swamp plant, Symplocarpus foetidus of E North America, having broad leaves and minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple spathe. Other definition of skunk cabbage is a similar aroid plant, Lysichitum americanum, of the W coast of North America and N Asia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKUNK CABBAGE

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skull
skull and crossbones
skull cap
skullcap
skullduggery
skulpin
skummer
skunk
skunkbird
skunkweed
skunky
skurry
skutterudite
skuttle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKUNK CABBAGE

ambage
Babbage
Burbage
cabbage
carbage
Chinese cabbage
cribbage
cubage
drumhead cabbage
garbage
herbage
pak-choi cabbage
pe-tsai cabbage
red cabbage
tubage
turnip cabbage
wild cabbage

Synonyms and antonyms of skunk cabbage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «skunk cabbage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKUNK CABBAGE

Find out the translation of skunk cabbage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skunk cabbage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skunk cabbage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

臭鼬白菜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skunk repollo
570 millions of speakers

English

skunk cabbage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदमाश गोभी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ملفوف الظربان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Skunk капуста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Skunk repolho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্যান্ড্ বাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lysichiton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kubis sampah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stinktierkohl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ザゼンソウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스컹크 양배추
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampah kol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chồn hôi bắp cải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உப்பு முட்டைக்கோஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंबू कोबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kokarca lahana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Skunk cavolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapusta skunks
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Skunk капуста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sconcs varza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιάνθρωπος λάχανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skunk kool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skunk kål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skunk kål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skunk cabbage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKUNK CABBAGE»

The term «skunk cabbage» is normally little used and occupies the 113.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKUNK CABBAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skunk cabbage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKUNK CABBAGE»

Discover the use of skunk cabbage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skunk cabbage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Arum family: Araceae Skunk Cabbage is found on humus-rich soil in wet woodlands and seeps in the eastern one-third of Iowa, with the southernmost site being in Muscatine County. It is widespread in northeastern United States. Its flowers ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
PLANTSENVIRONMENT | Electron Transport and Heat in Plants ANDTHE Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) flowers surrounded by snow. Skunk cabbage not only produces a significant amount of heat when it flowers but also regulates  ...
Linda Berg, 2007
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Ethnobotany of Western Washington
Skunk cabbage. Cowlitz ka'ilet, whole plant; dipdi-'p, seed stalk Klallam stco'qwc Makah tibu't1" Quileute t'O'qwa, "it smells," whole plant; t'0'qwa'ake"itsa, seed stalk; t'0'qwa'a'tsubokl, root Quinault tsflle'los, "digging the roots" Samish t'ca ...
Erna Gunther, 1973
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Cape Cod Wildflowers: A Vanishing Heritage
Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus (L.)Nutt. A time-tested rite of spring in Massachusetts is to haunt some wet, greenbrier-guarded swamp, kneeling in the mud and sticking probing fingers into the weird, hood-like spathe of the skunk ...
Mario J. DiGregorio, Jeff Wallner, 2003
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The Natural History of Puget Sound Country
skunk cabbage is probably no exception in possessing a toxic principle. The chemical, calcium oxalate, is crystallized into long needles, often barbed; the needles may occur in packets in special cells. The net effect is acute anguish when a ...
Arthur R. Kruckeberg, 1995
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Boys' Life
If you plan on going native, remember that the roots must be baked and dried before they can be eaten, for the skunk cabbage belongs to the Arum Family, members of which have an unpleasant peppery taste, caused by tiny calcium oxalate ...
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American Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive ...
Tinctura Lobelwr et Capsici Jss, water Jss. « Lobelia, Skunk-cabbage, and Sanguinaria. 1 Oils of Stillingia, Cajeput, and l.olxrlia. * Bayberry bark, Lobelin leaves and seeds, and Yellow Uockroot. ' Bone&et, Mandrake, (iinseng. Aloes, Soap ...
Charles Frederick Millspaugh, 1892
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The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Some eleven species of spiders, some of which construct webs across the gap in the spathe, have been found in skunk- cabbage. A common one often found at the spadix base, where it mimics a pollinating male flower, is Enoplagnatha ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
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A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America
Skunk Cabbage, AH indicator, In its abundance, of the Northern Swamp Forest, this species also occurs in hydric areas in mnm other forest topes, It is one of (he first wildflmvers to open in spring, wildflowers and one of the most odorous ...
‎1988
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Connecticut Wildlife: Biodiversity, Natural History, and ...
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) (Fig. 9.84) is a familiar perennial of freshwater wetlands. Its tiny flowers, clustered in a thumb-shaped spadix and mostly enclosed in a conical, tentlike spathe, appear in February or March, long before ...
Geoffrey A. Hammerson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKUNK CABBAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skunk cabbage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Skunk cabbage
Skunk cabbage generates abundant unpleasant odors when disturbed, at any stage of its life cycle. The early spring growth generates heat to help thaw the ... «Castine Patriot, Jul 15»
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Unlikely plant sprouts in Dodge City
Skunk cabbage. More than likely these are two words most people in this area didn't think went together. If you were to look online for it there is a reason for that. «Dodge City Daily Globe, Jun 15»
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Skunk Cabbage Provides Nature's Spring Perfume
The celebrated naturalist knew of the greatness of the greens in the wetlands. In speaking of skunk cabbage, he shared its power as a pick-me-up, explaining:. «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, May 15»
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Dot Earth | In Skunk Cabbage Growth, Watching Spring Spring
It's easy to see why this season is called spring when you track the explosive growth of skunk cabbage in the Hudson Valley. Some fascinating background on ... «New York Times, May 15»
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On the Trails: Skunk cabbage and its sex change abilities
This inflorescence, the vertical center, is in female-phase; the little points sticking out of each flower on the inflorescence are stigmas, which receive pollen. «Juneau Empire, Apr 15»
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Skunk Cabbage Classic ushers in springtime in Ithaca
More than 900 runners from Ithaca and beyond — some well beyond — converged on the Cornell University campus Sunday for the 34th annual Skunk ... «Ithaca Journal, Apr 15»
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Ithaca Skunk Cabbage Half Marathon, 10K 2015 results: Check out …
The 34th annual event started and finished at Barton Hall on the Cornell University campus. The event is cosponsored by the Finger Lakes Runners Club and ... «Syracuse.com, Apr 15»
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Despite the Eastern Chill Linked to a Pacific 'Blob,' Spring Slowly …
Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to emerge in spring in the Northeast.Credit Andrew C. Revkin. Skunk cabbage is nature's early riser, always one of the ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Species Spotlight: Skunk cabbage
Skunk Cabbage. Looks like: Magenta and green splotched flower pods emerge first, then the large green leaves unfurl to their full size that can be up to two feet ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Apr 15»
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Skunk cabbage blooms are a stinky herald of spring
While they're off taking pictures of buttercups and lilies, I'm ankle deep in mud, looking for my favorite spring wildflower: eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus ... «The Conversation US, Apr 15»

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