Pachyrhizus (redirected from Sengkwang)

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(Bot.) A small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots.

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Pachyrhizus - small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots genus Pachyrhizus rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Pachyrhizus erosus, yam bean - Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils Pachyrhizus tuberosus, potato bean, yam bean - twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots