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Yam bean

Yam bean Meaning & Definition
Yam bean Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Yam bean?

[n] 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
[n] twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

Synonyms | Synonyms for Yam bean: Pachyrhizus erosus | Pachyrhizus tuberosus | potato bean

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See Also | genus Pachyrhizus | Pachyrhizus | vine

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