African potato

British  

noun

1. the corm of a southern African plant, Hypoxis hemerocallidea , believed to possess medicinal properties

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Example Sentences

Renchia Droganis, a life coach and holistic healer, began making bespoke organic lotions and preparations for clients from the “African potato” plant that was growing wild on her farm in Knysna, along South Africa’s southern coast.

From New York Times

The flagship shop in Johannesburg offers a full-body wrap featuring African potato and marula oil, meant to soften and hydrate skin, for 800 rand, or $92.

From New York Times

For six hours we remained without food, but when the light above had quite faded, three soldiers with clanging swords unbarred the door and pushed through some water in an earthen vessel and some fufu, a kind of dumpling made of mashed African potato.

From Project Gutenberg