PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pachyrhizus tuberosus mean? 

• PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS (noun)
  The noun PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS has 1 sense:

1. twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

  Familiarity information: PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS (noun)

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 ("Pachyrhizus tuberosus" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Pachyrhizus tuberosus" is a member of...):

genus Pachyrhizus; Pachyrhizus (small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)