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Dioscorea
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Di`os`co´re`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as yams. See Yam.
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Noun1.Dioscorea - yams
genus Dioscorea
plant genus - a genus of plants
Dioscoreaceae, family Dioscoreaceae, yam family - yams
yam plant, yam - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
Dioscorea elephantipes, elephant's-foot, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
Dioscorea paniculata, wild yam - having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
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