dioscorea_batata | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Chinese_yam cinnamon_vine | |
Related terms: | yam | |
Similar spelling: |
Dioscorea_bulbifera |