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yam [jæm] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various twining plants of the genus Dioscorea, of tropical and subtropical regions, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Dioscoreaceae 2. (Cookery) the starchy tuber of any of these plants, which is eaten as a vegetable 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Cookery) Southern US any of certain large varieties of sweet potato 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a former Scot name for the (common) potato [from Portuguese inhame, ultimately of West African origin; compare Senegal nyami to eat] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations yam n yam [jæm] n (plant, tuber) → igname m; (sweet potato) → patata dolce yam [jæm] n (plant, tuber) → igname m; (sweet potato) → patata dolce n yam [jӕm] any of several kinds of potato-like tropical plants used as food. broodwortel بَطاطا حُلْوَه، قُلْقاس هِنْدي сладък картоф jam yamsrod die Yamswurzel γλυκοπατάτα ñame, batata, camote jamss سیب زمینی jamssi igname מִין בַּטָטָה रतालु,शकरकंद, अरबी, अरूई jam ubi jalar sætuhnúðjurt; sætuhnúður (patata dolce) やまいもの類 얌(참마속(屬)의 식물) dioskorėja jamss keladi yam søtpotet, yam(srot) (rodzaj słodkiego ziemniaka) batata doce ignam, cartof dulce ямс; батат jam; sladký zemiak jam jamsrot ต้นมันเทศหรือมันเทศ Hint yer elması 山藥 батат شمالی امریکا ، شکّر قند củ từ 山药;薯蓣属植物 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Boiled yam, fried taro, alligator pear salad--there, you've got me all mixed, Then I found a last delectable half-pound of dried squid. There is not a sweet potato left; not a single yam. I gave him directions to have several gourds of water and a lot of yams, cocoa-nuts, and sweet potatoes. |
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