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ji•ca•ma
(hē′kə mə, hik′ə-),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biology, Foodthe large, edible, tuberous root of a tropical American plant, Pachyrhizus erosus, of the legume family, eaten as a vegetable either raw or boiled.
- Nahuatl xīcama, xīcamatl
- Mexican Spanish
- 1900–05