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XANTHOSOMA ATROVIRENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Xanthosoma atrovirens mean?
• XANTHOSOMA ATROVIRENS (noun)
The noun XANTHOSOMA ATROVIRENS has 1 sense:
1. tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
Familiarity information: XANTHOSOMA ATROVIRENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• XANTHOSOMA ATROVIRENS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
malanga; spoonflower; tannia; Xanthosoma atrovirens; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; yautia
Hypernyms ("Xanthosoma atrovirens" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Holonyms ("Xanthosoma atrovirens" is a member of...):
genus Xanthosoma; Xanthosoma (tropical American tuberous perennials)
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