ulluco

American

[oo-yoo-koh] / uˈyu koʊ /

noun

plural

ullucos

a trailing South American perennial herb, Ullucus tuberosus, bearing fleshy tubers.
the tuber of this plant, used and cooked in the same manner as potatoes.

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Four kinds of tuberous plants are successfully cultivated in the Sierra; viz., the potatoe, the ulluco, the oca, and the mashua.

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