malanga vs Xanthosoma sagittifolium

malanga and Xanthosoma sagittifolium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malanga	Yes	No	No	No
Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malanga and Xanthosoma sagittifolium are synonyms defined as:

malanga and Xanthosoma sagittifolium: tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

Other synonyms of malanga include spoonflower, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, yautia.

malanga (noun)	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (noun)
tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes	tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes