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SPOONFLOWER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
Synonyms:
malanga; spoonflower; tannia; Xanthosoma atrovirens; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; yautia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spoonflower" 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 ("spoonflower" is a member of...):
genus Xanthosoma; Xanthosoma (tropical American tuberous perennials)
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