air potato

English

an air potato plant, with a bulbil

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Noun

air potato (plural air potatoes)

1. A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.

Synonyms

• cheeky yam, air yam, bitter yam, potato yam

Further reading

• Dioscorea bulbifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dioscorea bulbifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies