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DIOSCOREA ALATA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
Synonyms:
Dioscorea alata; water yam; white yam
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Hypernyms ("Dioscorea alata" is a kind of...):
yam; yam plant (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)