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twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

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  1. n. twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
  2. n. 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