dioscorea

1. Yams (synset 112108324)
   is a type of: plant genus - a genus of plants
   member holonym:

   • yam, yam plant - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
   • dioscorea elephantipes, elephant's-foot, hottentot bread vine, hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
   • dioscorea paniculata, wild yam - having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
   belongs to: dioscoreaceae, family dioscoreaceae, yam family - yams
   same as: genus dioscorea

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