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  1. pungapung, telingo potato, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus campanulatusnoun

    putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

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  1. elephant yam

    Konjac (or konjak, English: KON-yak, KON-jak) is a common name of the East and Southeast Asian plant Amorphophallus konjac (syn. A. rivieri), which has an edible corm (bulbo-tuber). It is also known as konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius). It is native to Yunnan in China and cultivated in warm subtropical to tropical East and Southeast Asia, from China and Japan south to Indonesia and Vietnam (USDA hardiness zone 6–11). It is a perennial plant, growing from a large corm up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The single leaf is up to 1.3 m (4 ft) across, bipinnate, and divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced on a spathe enclosed by a dark purple spadix up to 55 cm (22 in) long. The food made from the corm of this plant is widely known in English by its Japanese name, konnyaku (yam cake), being cooked and consumed primarily in China, Japan and Korea. The two basic types of cake are white and black. Noodles made from konnyaku are called shirataki. The corm of the konjac is often colloquially referred to as a yam, though it is not related to tubers of the family Dioscoreaceae.

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  1. elephant yam

    Elephant yam, scientifically known as Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, is a tropical tuber plant native to Asia and Africa. Also known as Konjac or Suran in certain regions, it produces a large, starchy and edible tuber underground that can weigh up to 25 pounds. The elephant yam is rich in fiber and other essential nutrients, and is often used in cooking for its unique taste and texture. Notably, the plant also produces a large, singular and unusual flower.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant yam in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant yam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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