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Yam bean   /jæm bin/   Listen
Yam bean

noun
1.
Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots.  Synonyms: Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean.
2.
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.  Synonym: Pachyrhizus erosus.





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Words linked to "Yam bean" :   vine, Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus tuberosus, genus Pachyrhizus


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