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yam - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
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vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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dioscorea,
genus dioscorea yams
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yam edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
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dioscorea alata,
water yam,
white yam grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
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chinese yam,
cinnamon vine,
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
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air potato,
dioscorea bulbifera yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
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cush-cush,
dioscorea trifida tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers
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yam - edible tuber of any of several yams |
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tuber type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
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yam,
yam plant edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
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yam - edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food |
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root vegetable any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
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yam - sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked |
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sweet potato the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States
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