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1. (noun) Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea
yams

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1. (noun) Dioscorea
a genus of plants. See Yam

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Dioscorea
A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.

'Dioscorea' - Nearby Entries
dioscorea dioscorea bulbifera dioscorea elephantipes dioscorea paniculata dioscorea trifida dioscoreaceae diospyros ebenum

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