| NOUN | plant | Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus | small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots |
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| Meaning | small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots. | |
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| Synonym | genus Pachyrhizus | |
| Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
| Members | yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus | Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods |
| yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus | Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots | |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |