English Explanatory Dictionary

true yam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant in the genus Dioscorea, or its tubers, so called to distinguish them from the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties known as yams in the US, and from the New Zealand yam, Oxalis tuberosa.

Word forms

true yam true yams
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