konjac Synonyms
Another word for konjac
• noun (Context 1)
A firm, gelatinous cake, jelly, or noodle product made from the flour of this corm, widely used in Japanese and East Asian cuisine as a low-calorie ingredient.
"She added sliced konnyaku and daikon radish to the simmering pot of oden."
• noun (Context 2)
The large, starchy, edible underground corm of a perennial East Asian plant (Amorphophallus konjac), rich in glucomannan fiber and cultivated as a root vegetable.
"The farmers harvested the heavy konnyaku corms in late autumn to be ground into flour."
• noun (Context 3)
A perennial herb of the arum family (Araceae) native to warm subtropical to tropical eastern Asia, characterized by a single large compound leaf and a tall, dark-reddish spathe.
"In spring, the mature arum produces a striking, foul-smelling inflorescence that attracts carrion beetles for pollination."