Yam : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Yam	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Yam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yam n edible tuber of any of several yams any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots Synonym(s): yam, yam plant sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yam \Yam\ (y[acr]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native name.] (Bot.) 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. {Chinese yam}, a plant ({Dioscorea Batatas}) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species. {Wild yam}. (a) A common plant ({Dioscorea villosa}) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock. (b) An orchidaceous plant ({Gastrodia sesamoides}) of Australia and Tasmania.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yam \Yam\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. [U. S.]