xicamatl

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• jícama — ► sustantivo femenino México BOTÁNICA Denominación de varios tubérculos comestibles o medicinales, sobre todo de uno parecido a la cebolla, aunque más grande, duro, quebradizo, blanco y jugoso, que se come aderezado con sal y limón. * * * jícama… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• jicama — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xīcamatl Date: circa 1909 an edible starchy tuberous root of a tropical American vine (Pachyrhizus erosus) of the legume family that is eaten raw or cooked …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Jícama — Taxobox name = Pachyrhizus erosus image width = 200px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae genus = Pachyrhizus species = P. erosus binomial = Pachyrhizus erosus… …   Wikipedia

• Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica — Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica, established by agricultural developments and practices over several thousand years of pre Columbian history, include maize and capsicum. A list of Mesoamerican cultivars and staples: Contents 1 Maize 2 Capsicum …   Wikipedia

• Pachyrhizus erosus —   Jícama Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

• Idioma maya — Maya Maaya t aan Hablado en  México  Belice …   Wikipedia Español

• jicama — /hee keuh meuh, hik euh /, n. the large, edible, tuberous root of a tropical American plant, Pachyrhizus erosus, of the legume family, eaten as a vegetable either raw or boiled. [1900 05; < MexSp < Nahuatl xicama, xicamatl] * * * vine… …   Universalium

• Pachyrhizus erosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia