Dracontium
noun
Dra·con·ti·um
\drəˈkänchēəm\
Definition of Dracontium
: a genus of tropical American herbs (family Araceae) with compound leaves and hooded spathes
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Origin and Etymology of dracontium
New Latin, from Latin, a kind of arum, from Greek drakontion, diminutive of drakont-, drakōn serpent
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