Definition of Pachyrhizus tuberosus

1. Noun. Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots.

Exact synonyms: Potato Bean, Yam Bean
Group relationships: Genus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pachyrhizus Tuberosus

Pablum
Pabna District
Pac-Man
Pac1 ribonuclease
Pac Man
Pacer
Pacers
Pacheco's disease
Pacheco's parrot disease virus
Pachon's method
Pachon's test
Pachycephala
Pachyrhizus
Pachyrhizus erosus
Pachyrhizus tuberosus (current term)
Pachysandra procumbens
Pachysandra terminalis
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Diver
Pacific Islander
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Standard Time
Pacific Time
Pacific blackberries
Pacific blackberry
Pacific blackchin

Literary usage of Pachyrhizus tuberosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Description of Some Chinese Vegetable Food Materials and Their Nutritive by Walter Charles Blasdale (1899)
"... the tubers and seeds of Pachyrhizus tuberosus and a smaller amount in the seeds of P. angulatus. This resin was found to be a very active fish poison. ..."

2. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Botanischer Verein in München, Botaniska sällskapet, Stockholm, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1906)
"... Ala-bouchi (Pachyrhizus tuberosus). The author discusses the mode of propagation, cultivation, coo- king etc. The greater pari of the article is devoted ..."

3. Botanisches Zentralblatt by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1895)
"70 veröffentlicht lassen den Werth der Yams-Bohne als Nahrungsmittel in anderem Licht erscheinen. Diese Analysen ergaben für Pachyrhizus tuberosus: Knollen ..."

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