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Meaning of YAM BEAN

Pronunciation:  yam been

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  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
  2. [n]  twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
 
 Synonyms: Pachyrhizus erosus, Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean
 
 See Also: genus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus, vine

 

 

 

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