English noun: Pachyrhizus erosus | |||
1. | Pachyrhizus erosus (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 | yam bean | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
Member meronym | genus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus | ||