yam-bean

Nouns

  • (n) twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean,
  • (n) Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils Pachyrhizus erosus,

Synonyms

Pachyrhizus tuberosus potato bean Pachyrhizus erosus

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