potato bean

Japanese: potato bean(英語表記)potatobean
potato bean

...The tuberous roots are said to be edible, but they are small and there are only a few of them per individual. There are about 10 known species of Apios , but the cultivated species is A. americana Medic. (English name: ground nut, potato bean), native to North America. It produces fragrant purple-brown flowers, and its tuberous roots are larger and more numerous than those of ground yams, and can be used as food. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "potato bean" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…塊根は食用にされるといわれているが,小型であり,1個体あたりの数も少ない。 ホドイモ属Apiosは約10種ほどが知られているが,栽培されている種類はアメリカホドイモA.americana Medic.(英名ground nut,potato bean)で,北アメリカの原産である。紫褐色の芳香のある花をつけ,塊根はホドイモよりも大型で多数つき,食用に利用できる。…

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