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PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pachyrhizus tuberosus mean? 

PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS (noun)
  The noun PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS has 1 sense:

1. twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible rootsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pachyrhizus tuberosus; potato bean; yam bean

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

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

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

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


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