PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pachyrhizus erosus mean? 

• PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS (noun)
  The noun PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pachyrhizus erosus; yam bean

Hypernyms ("Pachyrhizus erosus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pachyrhizus erosus" is a member of...):

genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)