yacon

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yacon

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From Spanish yacón.

noun

The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius
The crisp, sweet-tasting tuberous root of this plant
Similar: yacón, Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sochifolius, Polymnia edulis, Polymnia sonchifolia

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@misc{yacon_2026,
  title = {yacon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yacon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}