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Definition of Pachyrhizus erosus
1. Noun. Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pachyrhizus Erosus
Literary usage of Pachyrhizus erosus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Economic Resources and Development of the Philippine Islands by Philippine Commercial Agencies (1920)
"... (Pachyrhizus erosus Urban); the Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca pinnatifida Forst.)
; yams (Dioscorea; Amorphophallus cam- ..."
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