Cocoyam vs Purpleyam - What's the difference?
cocoyam | purpleyam |
Purpleyam has no English definition.
New cocoyam: Xanthosoma'', particularly ''Xanthosoma sagittifolium , or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
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, passage=Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam . }}
Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta ; taro.
Purpleyam is likely misspelled.
Purpleyam has no English definition.
As a noun cocoyam
is new cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.cocoyam
English
(wikipedia cocoyam)Noun
(en noun)citation