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Yarra
yarrow
yashmak
yataghan
yatra
yatter
yaup
yaupon
yautia
yaw
Yawelmani
yawl
Yawm Arafat
yawn
yawner
yawp
yaws
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yautia

yau·ti·a [ yow t ə ] (plural yau·ti·as or yau·ti·a)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. edible tuber: a brown starchy tuber, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

2. plant yielding edible tubers: a plant of the arum family that produces yautias. Native to: Caribbean.  Genus Xanthosoma.

[Early 20th century. Via Spanish< Taino]
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