ホドイモ

noun

groundnut; hodo; potatobean

A leguminous vine, Apios fortunei, native to East Asia, producing edible tubers. The term is used in botanical and culinary contexts.

• ホドイモはマメ科かのつる植しょく物ぶつで、地ち下かに食しょく用ようの塊かい茎けいを作つくる。

  The groundnut is a leguminous vine that produces edible tubers underground.

• この地ち方ほうではホドイモを煮に物ものに使つかう。

  In this region, they use groundnuts in simmered dishes.