"bat flower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bat flowers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bat flower (plural bat flowers)
  1. Any of several tropical plants in the genus Tacca which are grown for their distinctive flowers, especially the black bat flower, Tacca chantrieri and the white bat flower, Tacca integrifolia Categories (lifeform): Dioscoreales order plants Synonyms: batflower

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