HyperDic: bomarea_edulis

English > 1 sense of the expression Bomarea edulis:
NOUNplantBomarea edulis, salsillatropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
English > Bomarea edulis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America.
Synonymsalsilla
Member ofBomarea, genus Bomarealarge genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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