HyperDic: yam_bean

English > 2 senses of the expression yam bean:
NOUNplantyam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosustwining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
plantyam bean, Pachyrhizus erosusCentral American twining plant with edible roots and pods
English > yam bean: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningTwining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots.
Synonymspotato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus
Member ofPachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizussmall genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
English > yam bean: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningCentral American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young / young and young / young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils.
SynonymPachyrhizus erosus
Member ofPachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizussmall genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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