yam bean#1 (n)
Pachyrhizus erosus (n)

n12555255

type n
lex_filenum 20
def Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods
def large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked
def pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
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Hypernym vine
Member holonym Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus
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Member meronym Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus
Hyponym vine

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