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a⋅ñu

  [ah-nyoo]
–noun
1. a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
2. the tuber of this plant.
Also, anu, anyu.
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a·ñu also an·yu   (ä'nyōō)   
n.  

  1. A twining Andean herb (Tropaeolum tuberosum) having large flowers with yellow petals and long red spurs.

  2. The edible tubers of this plant.


[American Spanish añú, from Quechua áñu.]
an·yu   (ä'nyōō)   
n.  Variant of añu.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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