| NOUN | plant | yam plant, yam | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
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| Meaning | Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots. | |
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| Synonym | yam | |
| Member of | Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea | yams |
| Parts | yam | edible tuber of any of several yams |
| Narrower | air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera | yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers |
| cinnamon vine, Chinese yam, Dioscorea batata | 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 | |
| cush-cush, Dioscorea trifida | Tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers | |
| white yam, water yam, Dioscorea alata | Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh | |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | ñame | |
| Catalan | nyam | |
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