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Webster 1913 Edition
Yam
Yam
(yăm)
, Noun.
[Pg.
inhame
, probably from some native name.] 1.
(Bot.)
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus
Dioscorea
; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is Dioscorea sativa
, but several others are cultivated. Chinese yam
, a plant (
– Dioscorea Batatas
) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species. Wild yam
. (a)
A common plant (
Dioscorea villosa
) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock. (b)
An orchidaceous plant (
Gastrodia sesamoides
) of Australia and Tasmania.Webster 1828 Edition
Yam
YAM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
yàm
yàm
Baka
Noun
yàm
Reference
- Roger Blench, Baka: A Highly Endangered Language of Northern Cameroun, 2009, page 5
Moloko
Noun
yàm
Reference
- Roger Blench, Baka: A Highly Endangered Language of Northern Cameroun, 2009, page 5
Muyang
Noun
yàm
- Alternative form of yɑm
Reference
- Roger Blench, Baka: A Highly Endangered Language of Northern Cameroun, 2009, page 5
Uldeme
Noun
yàm
Reference
- William Kinnaird, Timothée Oumaté, Dictionnaire ouldémé-français, SIL Cameroon, 2002, page 147