yautian.
/jaʊˈtiːə/ In the West Indies, any of various herbaceous perennials of the genus Xanthosoma, esp. X. sagittifolia, which belong to the arum family and are widely cultivated for their edible tubers; = tania at tannia n. Forms.
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1899 W. Dinwiddie Puerto Rico xii. 141 The other root,..known commonly as ‘yautia’, is much cultivated by the peasantry and held in high esteem, being always on sale in the markets.
1899 W. Dinwiddie Puerto Rico xii. 141 From the ‘yautia’ roots considerable starch is made..and is sold principally for laundry purposes.
1917 Standard Cycl. Hort. VI. 3523/1 The corms and cormels (offsets) of some taros, and the cormels of some varieties of yautia, are free from acridity even in the raw state as cultivated in southern United States.
1975 E. L. Ortiz Best of Caribbean Cooking 135 Add the yautía, yams, pumpkin, cassava, plantains, salt and Tabasco to taste.
1981 P. Theroux Mosquito Coast xvii. 223 Seeing me with some yautia plants..I told them they were yautias and that their roots were as tasty as carrots.
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