English noun: Dioscorea batata | |||
1. | Dioscorea batata (plant) hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers | ||
Synonyms | Chinese yam, cinnamon vine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | yam, yam plant | ||