cush-cush

Thân thiện

A farmer harvests cush-cush from the rich soil.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tropical American yam plant: "Cush-cush" refers to a specific type of yam plant (Dioscorea trifida) native to tropical regions of the Americas.
   • An edible tuber: The word also denotes the small, yellow, edible tuber produced by this plant, which is cultivated for food.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cush-cush is a staple food in some parts of the Caribbean.
  • Farmers harvest the cush-cush for its nutritious tubers.

Advanced Usage

• As a cultivated crop: The term is used in agricultural and botanical contexts to specify this particular species of yam.
  • Cush-cush is valued for its relatively short growing season compared to other yams.

Variants and Related Words

• Yam: A more general term for the starchy tubers of various climbing plants of the genus .
• Dioscorea trifida: The scientific botanical name for the cush-cush plant.

Synonyms

• Yam (in a general sense, though "cush-cush" specifies a particular species).
• Tuber crop.

Related Phrases

• Cush-cush yam: A common compound name used to specify the plant or tuber.
  • The cush-cush yam has a distinctive yellow flesh.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dioscorea trifida