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tannia

DEFINITIONS OF: tannia

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n tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

Synonyms:
Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, malanga, spoonflower, yautia
Type of:
aroid, arum
any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
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