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YAM BEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Pachyrhizus erosus; yam bean
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("yam bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("yam bean" is a member of...):
genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
Synonyms:
Pachyrhizus tuberosus; potato bean; yam bean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("yam bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("yam bean" is a member of...):
genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)
