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English noun: tortoise plant

1. tortoise plant (plant) South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


SynonymsDioscorea elephantipes, elephant's-foot, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymHottentot bread, Hottentot's bread


Member meronymDioscorea, genus Dioscorea









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