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    SPOONFLOWER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoesplay

    Synonyms:

    malanga; spoonflower; tannia; Xanthosoma atrovirens; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; yautia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("spoonflower" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("spoonflower" is a member of...):

    genus Xanthosoma; Xanthosoma (tropical American tuberous perennials)

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