YAUTIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

Synonyms:

malanga; spoonflower; tannia; Xanthosoma atrovirens; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; yautia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("yautia" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Holonyms ("yautia" is a member of...):

genus Xanthosoma; Xanthosoma (tropical American tuberous perennials)

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