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Definition: Dioscorea alata

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Dioscorea alata

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Dioscorea alata

ExpressionsDefinition
Dioscorea alataGrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Dioscorea alata

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Dioscorea alataBotanical1: "uhi" (references)
  2: Roots of this and other species are edible, but should be carefully processed, as some are poisonous raw. (references)

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