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yam

DEFINITIONS OF: yam

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n any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

Synonyms:
yam plant
Types:
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Dioscorea alata, water yam, white yam
grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
Chinese yam, Dioscorea batata, cinnamon vine
hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
Dioscorea bulbifera, air potato
yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
Dioscorea trifida, cush-cush
tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

n edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

Type of:
root vegetable
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

n edible tuber of any of several yams

Type of:
tuber
a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage

n sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked

Type of:
sweet potato
the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States
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