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airpotato — air potato or air po·ta·to (ârʹpə tā tō) n. A tropical Old World yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) having axillary potatolike tubers, some of which are edible after cooking. It is a weed in the tropics and Florida. Also called aerial yam, potato yam. * * … Universalium
nose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of smell] Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages,… … English dictionary for students
musical instrument — I (Roget s IV) n. Types of musical instruments include: lyre, bell, tubular bells, chimes, pipes of Pan, flute, piccolo, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, licorice stick*, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, A clarinet, E flat clarinet, B flat clarinet,… … English dictionary for students
Jerusalem artichoke — n. [altered, after JERUSALEM, by folk etym. < GIRASOL] 1. a tall North American sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) of the composite family, with potatolike tubers used as a vegetable 2. such a tuber … English World dictionary
air potato — noun yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers • Syn: ↑Dioscorea bulbifera • Hypernyms: ↑yam, ↑yam plant * * * noun : an Asiatic yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) sometimes cultivated for its large axillary potatolike tubers * * * a … Useful english dictionary
tan|ia — «TAN yuh», noun. a potatolike plant of the arum family related to the taro, cultivated in tropical America and Africa for its edible tubers and leaves. ╂[< Tupi (Brazil) taña, taya, Carib taya] … Useful english dictionary
