| Noun | 1. | Amorphophallus paeonifolius - putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe genus Amorphophallus - genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm |