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tortoise plant

DEFINITIONS OF: tortoise plant

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

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