Yam

nounid 161520·updated May 18, 2026
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edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Yams
possessive
Yam's
pluralpossessive
Yams'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
§2
sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
§3
any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
§4
edible tuber of any of several yams

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