Indian yam - meaning and definition. What is Indian yam
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What (who) is Indian yam - definition

SPECIES OF PLANT
Cushcush; Indian yam; Name mapuey; Mapuey; Yampee

Dioscorea trifida         
Dioscorea trifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a species of yam (genus Dioscorea).
Yam         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Yams; YAM; Yam (disambiguation)
·add. ·noun Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.
II. Yam ·noun 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 D. sativa, but several others are cultivated.
yam         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Yams; YAM; Yam (disambiguation)
¦ noun
1. the edible starchy tuber of a climbing plant, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical countries.
2. the plant which yields yams. [Genus Dioscorea: many species.]
3. N. Amer. a sweet potato.
Origin
C16: from Port. inhame or obs. Sp. iname, prob. of W. Afr. origin.

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Dioscorea trifida

Dioscorea trifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a species of yam (genus Dioscorea). It is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. Its many common names include Indian yam, cush-cush, and yampee. It is called mapuey in Venezuela, inhame in Brazil, tabena and ñame in Colombia, sacha papa in Peru, and ñampi in Costa Rica.