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YAM BEAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yam bean mean?
• YAM BEAN (noun)
The noun YAM BEAN has 2 senses:
1. twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
2. 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: YAM BEAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("yam bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("yam bean" is a member of...):
genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)
Sense 2
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 ("yam bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("yam bean" is a member of...):
genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)
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