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Yam
/jæm/
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
📖 Definitions of "Yam"
- 1
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- 2
The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
- 3
A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
- 4
Potato.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yam plantnoun | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yam"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yam plantnoun | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
| rennoun | (anatomy) A kidney. |
| yumnoun | A surname. |
| yinnoun | (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| guanyinnoun | (religion, Buddhism) The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female. |
| termnoun | That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus. |
| chiefnoun | The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. |
| financial | Related to finances. |
| jennoun | A female given name. |
| limnoun | A surname from Korean. |
| tsangnoun | A surname. |
| yimnoun | A surname. |
| iniamanoun | Obsolete form of yam (“the vegetable”). [Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.] |
| true yamnoun | Any plant in the genus Dioscorea, or its tubers, so called to distinguish them from the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties known as yams in the US, and from the New Zealand yam, Oxalis tuberosa. |
| chinese yamnoun | A tuber of the vine, used for food; nagaimo, Chinese potato. |
| yamaimonoun | Dioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam. |
| namenoun | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| japanese mountain yamnoun | A Japanese species of yam, Dioscorea japonica |
| vinenoun | (especially UK) A climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| nagaimonoun | Dioscorea opposita, a variety of yam. |
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