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| yam [ yam ] (plural yams) |
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1. root vegetable: a vine root that resembles a large white floury potato and is eaten cooked as a vegetable
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2. tropical plant: a tropical plant that produces yams. Genus Dioscorea.
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| [Late 16th century. Via Portuguese inhame or Spanish iñame< a W African language] |
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