yautia

yautia [ˈjɔːtɪə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Caribbean aroid plants of the genus Xanthosoma, such as X. sagittifolium, cultivated for their edible leaves and underground stems

2. (Cookery) the leaves or underground stems of these plants, which can be eaten as vegetables

[American Spanish, from Taino]

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Noun

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yautia - tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes malanga, spoonflower, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe genus Xanthosoma, Xanthosoma - tropical American tuberous perennials