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XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM

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XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM (noun)
  The noun XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM has 1 sense:

1. tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

  Familiarity information: XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM used as a noun is very rare.


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XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM (noun)


Sense 1Xanthosoma sagittifolium [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

malanga; spoonflower; tannia; Xanthosoma atrovirens; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; yautia

Hypernyms ("Xanthosoma sagittifolium" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Holonyms ("Xanthosoma sagittifolium" is a member of...):

genus Xanthosoma; Xanthosoma (tropical American tuberous perennials)


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