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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A genus of polypetalous plants, of the order Ranunculaceæ, tribe Helleboreæ, and subtribe Cimicifugeæ.

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  • Root crops include: achira (Canna edulis), containing a starch with unusually large grains; ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa), a legume whose sweet roots remain crunchy even after cooking; arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza, pictured), carrot-like roots that can be boiled as a table vegetable; maca

    12: Seeds and germplasm 1996

  • Chica, an alcoholic beverage made from maize in Peru since pre-Hispanic times, also is produced from potato, oca (Oxalis tuberosa), arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza), maca (Lepidium evenii), and other Incan crops that science has almost totally neglected.

    1 Upgrading Traditional Biotechnological Processes 1992

  • [Comparative yield of nine varieties of Arracacia xanthorrhiza.]

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Una nueva forma de Fusarium solani, patogeno del apio (Arracacia xanthorrhiza) en Venezuela.

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Identificacin de una bacteriosis en apio (Arracacia xanthorrhiza).

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Agro-socio-economy of production and commerce of Arracacia xanthorrhiza in Sucre state, Venezuela.

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Resultados preliminares de la introduccion de material clonal de apio criollo (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Banc.) en los Andes venezolanos.

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Yam bean (Pachyrrhizus erosus) AppendixesArracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza)

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Gamma irradiation of Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a Venezuelan nutritious vegetable.

    Chapter 8 1987

  • Reduction of losses during the marketing of arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza).

    Chapter 8 1987

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