HyperDic: wild_yam

English > 1 sense of the expression wild yam:
NOUNplantwild yam, Dioscorea paniculatahaving a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism / rheumatism or liver disorders
English > wild yam: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningHaving a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism / rheumatism or liver disorders.
SynonymDioscorea paniculata
Member ofDioscorea, genus Dioscoreayams
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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