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What (who) is yam - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Yams; YAM; Yam (disambiguation)
Yam
·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
(yams)
1.
A yam is a root vegetable which is like a potato, and grows in tropical regions.
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2.
Yams are the same as sweet potatoes
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yam
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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.
Examples of use of yam
1. "As Popeye the Sailor Man used to say, ‘I yam what I yam, and that is all I yam,‘ " Byrd said.
2. The other four kibbutzim – Ga‘ash, Yakum, Glil Yam and Tel Yitzhak – are supporting Attorney Dubi Ravid, of Glil Yam.
3. A single column was reserved for an advertisement: The Gav Yam company offered apartments for sale in Kiryat Yam.
4. By Eli Ashkenazi Tags: Israel News, Kiryat Yam Neighborhood C in the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Yam does not invoke the local patriotism found in many neighborhoods.
5. Kfar Yam. 10 inhabitants on beach, founded in 1'83.