| NOUN | plant | yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus | twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots |
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| plant | yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus | Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods |
| Meaning | Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots. | |
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| Synonyms | potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus | |
| Member of | Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus | small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Meaning | Central 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. | |
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| Synonym | Pachyrhizus erosus | |
| Member of | Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus | small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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