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Yam bean

noun

Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots. Synonyms: Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean.

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. Synonym: Pachyrhizus erosus.

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