YAUTIA

yautia, tannia, spoonflower, malanga, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens

(noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yautia (plural yautias)

An edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.

Synonyms

• cocoyam (see that entry for more)

Source: Wiktionary


Yau*ti"a, n. [Native name in the Antilles.]

Definition: In Porto Rico, any of several araceous plants or their starchy edible roots, which are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes, as the taro.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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