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jicama(encyclopedia)
Jicama & Citrus Salad(recipes)
Jicama-Cucumber Salad(recipes)
Jicama and Black Bean Salad(recipes)
Jicama & Shrimp Cocktail with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce(recipes)

regifuge (iou) and jicama (sh)


regifuge (iou)



regifuge noun. M17.
[Latin regifugium, from rex, reg- king: see -FUGE.]
Roman History. The flight or expulsion of the kings from Rome.

jicama (sh)




vine (Pachyrhizus erosus, or P. tuberosus), also called yam bean.

A legume native of Mexico and Central and South America, it is grown for its edible root. The irregularly globular, brown-skinned tubers are white-fleshed, crisp, and juicy. There are two varieties, those with clear juice and those with milky juice. Both have a mild flavour and are eaten raw or cooked. Sometimes very young seedpods of the plant are eaten, but the mature seeds are highly toxic.