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noun
A cinnamon vine (Dioscorea polystachya),
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A tuber of the vine, used for food; nagaimo, Chinese potato.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cinnamon vine, Dioscorea batata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: yam, yam plant
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