English dictionary
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English noun: yam | |||
| 1. | yam (plant) edible tuber of any of several yams | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tuber | ||
| Part meronym | yam, yam plant | ||
| 2. | yam (plant) any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots | ||
| Synonyms | yam plant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air potato, Chinese yam, cinnamon vine, cush-cush, Dioscorea alata, Dioscorea batata, Dioscorea bulbifera, Dioscorea trifida, water yam, white yam | ||
| Part holonym | yam | ||
| Member meronym | Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea | ||
| 3. | yam (food) sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sweet potato | ||
| 4. | yam (food) edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | root vegetable | ||
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