dioscorea : Idioms & Phrases
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dioscorea alata
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noun grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
white yam; water yam.
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dioscorea batata
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noun hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
Chinese yam; cinnamon vine.
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dioscorea bulbifera
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noun yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
air potato.
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dioscorea elephantipes
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noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
tortoise plant; Hottentot's bread vine; elephant's-foot; Hottentot bread vine.
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dioscorea paniculata
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noun having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
wild yam.
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dioscorea trifida
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noun tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers
cush-cush.
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genus dioscorea
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noun yams
Dioscorea.