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Definition of Jicama
1. Noun. The edible root of the yam bean, (spelink Pachyrhizus erosus), used in salads in Central America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jicama
1. a tropical plant with edible roots [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jicama
Literary usage of Jicama
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"Cultivo de la jicama. [jicama, or yam-bean, culture.] Rev. ... Brief cultural
directions are presented for Pachyrhizus angulatus (jicama ..."
2. Resources of the Pacific Slope: A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the by John Ross Browne (1869)
"The jicama is a leguminous plant, also with vine-shoots. Its branches arc largo
and slender, its leaves arranged three by three, in form of a cross. ..."
3. Catalogue of a Collection of Objects Illustrating the Folklore of Mexico by Frederick Starr (1899)
"One carries a metate and & jicama, the other а metate and a comal. 147. Nagual :
pottery. Pointed red cap with green tip ; carries a metate and & jicama. ..."
4. English-spanish glossary for Health AIDS: Glosario Espanol-Ingles para los edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... greens jicama, yambean kale leeks lentils lettuce, lettuce (head) lima beans
mushrooms mustard greens okra alcachofa espárragos frijoles betabel, ..."
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