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air potato::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dioscorea bulbifera |
| Type of | yam, yam plant |
Examples of air potato
air potato
In Indonesia an extract of air potato is used in the preparation of arrow poison.
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Insects are being studied for possible use against air potato and Brazilian pepper.
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Except, of course, when he takes a machete to the air-potato vines and Old World climbing fern.
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A similar-looking species, D. bulbifera, is known as air potato because it also makes stem bulbils.
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The bitter compounds in yams also known locally as air potato include diosbulbin and possibly saponins.
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Examples of commonly seen invasives include Brazilian pepper, water hyacinth, Australian pine, melaleuca and air potato.
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Not as invasive as air potato, but toxic.
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The stems of air potato twine counterclockwise, while those of the more desirable cinnamon vine twine clockwise.
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In 1905 the air potato was introduced to Florida and has since become an invasive species in much of the state.
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