xanthosoma

English Thesaurus

1. tropical American tuberous perennials (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	malanga, spoonflower, tannia, xanthosoma atrovirens, xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia,
definition	:	tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	araceae, arum family, family araceae,
definition	:	anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron (noun.plant)