yam bean

• yam bean

yam bean

Noun

twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

Synonyms:

• yam bean
• potato bean
• Pachyrhizus tuberosus

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

Synonyms:

• yam bean
• Pachyrhizus erosus