Meaning Of The Word Yam

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What's The Definition Of Yam?

yam
variable noun: A yam is a root vegetable which is like a potato, and grows in tropical regions.
variable noun: Yams are the same as sweet potatoes.

yam in American English
designating a family (Dioscoreaceae, order Liliales), of climbing, chiefly tropical monocotyledonous plants, including the barbasco
the edible, starchy, tuberous root of any of several tropical climbing plants (genus Dioscorea) of the yam family, widely grown in the tropics for food
noun: the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions

yam in British English
noun: any of various twining plants of the genus Dioscorea, of tropical and subtropical regions, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Dioscoreaceae

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