air potato

English

Noun

air potato (plural air potatoes)

A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.

Synonyms

cheeky yam, air yam, bitter yam, potato yam

Further reading

Dioscorea bulbifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dioscorea bulbifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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