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    YAM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for foodplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("yam" is a kind of...):

    root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when bakedplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("yam" is a kind of...):

    sweet potato (the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous rootsplay

    Synonyms:

    yam; yam plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("yam" is a kind of...):

    vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

    Meronyms (parts of "yam"):

    yam (edible tuber of any of several yams)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yam"):

    Dioscorea alata; water yam; white yam (grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh)

    Chinese yam; cinnamon vine; Dioscorea batata (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)

    air potato; Dioscorea bulbifera (yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers)

    cush-cush; Dioscorea trifida (tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers)

    Holonyms ("yam" is a member of...):

    Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    Edible tuber of any of several yamsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("yam" is a kind of...):

    tuber (a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage)

    Holonyms ("yam" is a part of...):

    yam; yam plant (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)

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