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devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivierinoun
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
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Konjac (or konjak, English: KON-yak, KON-jak) is a common name of the East and Southeast Asian plant Amorphophallus konjac (syn. A. rivieri), which has an edible corm (bulbo-tuber). It is also known as konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius). It is native to Yunnan in China and cultivated in warm subtropical to tropical East and Southeast Asia, from China and Japan south to Indonesia and Vietnam (USDA hardiness zone 6–11). It is a perennial plant, growing from a large corm up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The single leaf is up to 1.3 m (4 ft) across, bipinnate, and divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced on a spathe enclosed by a dark purple spadix up to 55 cm (22 in) long. The food made from the corm of this plant is widely known in English by its Japanese name, konnyaku (yam cake), being cooked and consumed primarily in China, Japan and Korea. The two basic types of cake are white and black. Noodles made from konnyaku are called shirataki. The corm of the konjac is often colloquially referred to as a yam, though it is not related to tubers of the family Dioscoreaceae.
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Devil's Tongue is a common name that generally refers to a plant species known as Amorphophallus konjac, known for its large, foul-smelling flower structure. It is native to warm subtropical to tropical Eastern Asia regions and commonly cultivated for its corm, a starchy root used for culinary purposes in various Asian cuisines. It's also known as konjac, voodoo lily, or elephant yam. The name 'Devil's Tongue' likely comes from the unusual appearance of its inflorescence.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of devil's tongue in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of devil's tongue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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