PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS

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Meaning:

Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

Synonyms:

Pachyrhizus tuberosus; potato bean; yam bean

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pachyrhizus tuberosus" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Pachyrhizus tuberosus" is a member of...):

genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)

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