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English noun: yam bean | |||
| 1. | yam bean (plant) twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots | ||
| Synonyms | Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
| Member meronym | genus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus | ||
| 2. | yam bean (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
| Member meronym | genus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus | ||
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