Yam
nounid
161520·updated May 18, 2026verified
edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Yams
- possessive
- Yam's
- pluralpossessive
- Yams'
Framework definitions
- §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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for foodDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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