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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 roots
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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