English Dictionary

skunk cabbage

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語

(Canada, US) Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America, but also denoting Lysichiton americanus and Lysichiton camtschatcense.

日本語の意味

北米東部の湿地帯に自生する葉が大きく悪臭を放つスカンクキャベツ科の植物（特にSymplocarpus foetidusを指す）が代表例であり、Lysichiton americanusやLysichiton camtschatcenseも含む名称

In early spring, the skunk cabbage pushed up through the thawing marsh, its pungent scent drawing curious animals.

早春、悪臭を放つ湿地の植物が氷解し始めた湿原から芽を出し、その強い匂いが好奇心をそそられた動物たちを引き寄せた。

意味（1）

(Canada, US) Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America, but also denoting Lysichiton americanus and Lysichiton camtschatcense.

It was May before the skunk cabbage began to push up through the ooze of the swamps, before the rhubarb reddened to the back corner of the garden and the spring peepers finally emerged and began abrading the edges of the night with their lovesick vibrato.

skunk cabbages （ plural ）