HyperDic: yam_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression yam plant:
NOUNplantyam plant, yamany of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
English > yam plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots.
Synonymyam
Member ofDioscorea, genus Dioscoreayams
Partsyamedible tuber of any of several yams
Narrowerair potato, Dioscorea bulbiferayam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
cinnamon vine, Chinese yam, Dioscorea batataHardy 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
cush-cush, Dioscorea trifidaTropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers
white yam, water yam, Dioscorea alataGrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishñame
Catalannyam

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