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DIOSCOREA PANICULATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dioscorea paniculata mean? 

DIOSCOREA PANICULATA (noun)
  The noun DIOSCOREA PANICULATA has 1 sense:

1. having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disordersplay

  Familiarity information: DIOSCOREA PANICULATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIOSCOREA PANICULATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam

Hypernyms ("Dioscorea paniculata" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Dioscorea paniculata" is a member of...):

Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)


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