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Dioscorea elephantipes

DEFINITIONS OF: Dioscorea elephantipes

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n South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

Synonyms:
Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, elephant's-foot, tortoise plant
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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