Ginkgo potato - Ginkgo potato

Japanese: いちょう薯 - いちょういも
Ginkgo potato - Ginkgo potato

…(2) Short, thick rod-like (up to 30 cm long, 8-10 cm thick), known as tokuriimo or kineimo, common in the Kanto and Kansai regions. (3) Flat, fan-shaped, known as butshouimo or ichyoimo, common in the Kanto region and west. (4) Spherical or shapeless lump-like, with good flesh and strong stickiness, known as yamatoimo, bungoimo, iseimo, tsukuneimo, etc., cultivated in the warm southwest. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ginkgo potato" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…(2)短くて太い棒状(長さ30cm以内,太さは8~10cm)で,徳利(とくり)薯や杵(きね)薯などと呼ばれ,関東から関西に多い。(3)扁平で扇形をしていて,仏掌(ぶつしよう)薯やいちょう薯と呼ばれ,関東以西に多い。(4)球状もしくは不定形な塊状で,肉質がよく,粘りが強いものは大和薯,豊後薯,伊勢薯,つくね薯などと呼ばれ,西南暖地で栽培される。…

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