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Colocasia esculenta and Yam (vegetable)

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Difference between Colocasia esculenta and Yam (vegetable)

Colocasia esculenta vs. Yam (vegetable)

Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro. Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.

Similarities between Colocasia esculenta and Yam (vegetable)

Colocasia esculenta and Yam (vegetable) have 23 things in common (in Unionpedia): Caribbean, Cassava, Coconut milk, Colocasia esculenta, Corm, Curry, Dioscorea, Dioscorea bulbifera, Dioscoreaceae, Earth oven, Egusi, Fufu, Invasive species, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oceania, Perennial plant, Potato, Saponin, Starch, Sweet potato, Tuber, West Africa.

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

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Cassava

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, yuca, mandioca and Brazilian arrowroot, is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

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Coconut milk

Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the grated meat of a mature coconut.

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Colocasia esculenta

Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro.

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Corm

A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation).

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Curry

Curry (sometimes, plural curries) is an umbrella term referring to a number of dishes originating in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent.

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Dioscorea

Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world.

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Dioscorea bulbifera

Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae.

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Dioscoreaceae

Dioscoreaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera.

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Earth oven

An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the most simple and ancient cooking structures.

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Egusi

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine.

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Fufu

Fufu (variants of the name include foofoo, fufuo, foufou) is a staple food common in many countries in Africa such as Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia.

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Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.

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Potato

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum.

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Saponin

Saponins are a class of chemical compounds found in particular abundance in various plant species.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Sweet potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

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Tuber

Tubers are enlarged structures in some plant species used as storage organs for nutrients.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Colocasia esculenta and Yam (vegetable) Comparison

Colocasia esculenta has 291 relations, while Yam (vegetable) has 91. As they have in common 23, the Jaccard index is 6.02% = 23 / (291 + 91).

References

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