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单词 cush-cush
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Definition of cush-cush in English:

cush-cush

(also cush-cush yam)
noun ˈkʊʃkʊʃˈko͝oSH ˌko͝oSH
  • 1A tropical American yam which produces a number of tubers on each plant.

    Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main drawback of this system is that the high purity of the juice in the cush-cush is recirculated through the mill module.
    1. 1.1mass noun The edible tuber of the cush-cush, eaten as a vegetable.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They include the white yam, the sweet yam, the finger yam (with long finger-like protuberances), and the brownish-red-skinned cush-cush.

Origin

Late 19th century: perhaps ultimately of African origin.

 
 

Definition of cush-cush in US English:

cush-cush

(also cush-cush yam)
nounˈko͝oSH ˌko͝oSH
  • 1A tropical American yam which produces a number of tubers on each plant.

    Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae

    Also called yampee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main drawback of this system is that the high purity of the juice in the cush-cush is recirculated through the mill module.
    1. 1.1 The edible tuber of the cush-cush plant, eaten as a vegetable.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They include the white yam, the sweet yam, the finger yam (with long finger-like protuberances), and the brownish-red-skinned cush-cush.

Origin

Late 19th century: perhaps ultimately of African origin.

 
 
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