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DIOSCOREA PANICULATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dioscorea paniculata mean?
• DIOSCOREA PANICULATA (noun)
The noun DIOSCOREA PANICULATA has 1 sense:
1. having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
Familiarity information: DIOSCOREA PANICULATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam
Hypernyms ("Dioscorea paniculata" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Dioscorea paniculata" is a member of...):
Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)
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