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    ELEPHANT YAM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuberplay

    Synonyms:

    Amorphophallus campanulatus; Amorphophallus paeonifolius; elephant yam; pungapung; telingo potato

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("elephant yam" is a kind of...):

    aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

    Domain region:

    Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)

    Holonyms ("elephant yam" is a member of...):

    genus Amorphophallus (genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)

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