bōˈtäjənə̇n, ˌbäd.əˈjenə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: boto- (perhaps irregular from Spanish batata sweet potato) + -genin — more at potato
: a crystalline steroidal sapogenin C 27 H 40 O 4 obtained from a yam ( Dioscorea mexicana )
bōˈtäjənə̇n, ˌbäd.əˈjenə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: boto- (perhaps irregular from Spanish batata sweet potato) + -genin — more at potato
: a crystalline steroidal sapogenin C 27 H 40 O 4 obtained from a yam ( Dioscorea mexicana )
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012