HyperDic: dioscorea_alata

English > 1 sense of the expression Dioscorea alata:
NOUNplantDioscorea alata, white yam, water yamgrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
English > Dioscorea alata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningGrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh.
Synonymswhite yam, water yam
Broaderyam, yam plantAny of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

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