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Yam Bean
see synonyms of yam beanNoun
1. pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean, yam bean
twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
2. pachyrhizus erosus, yam bean
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
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Yam Bean
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