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yam plant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | yam |
| Type of | vine |
| Has types | chinese yam, cinnamon vine, cush-cush, dioscorea alata, dioscorea batata, dioscorea bulbifera, dioscorea trifida, air potato, water yam, white yam |
Examples of yam plant
yam plant
The yam plant was an important source of food for the Aboriginal people of the desert.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The native plant known as wild yam grows in several preserves in Kane County.
From the dailyherald.com
Suffice it to say that the native yam is a cool plant with interesting homeopathic uses.
From the dailyherald.com
While it lacks the prestige of the yam, it is an easy plant to grow and a common crop.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She expressed the strange growth patterns of the yam, a plant which was critical for human survival in the desert, but was very difficult to find.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is a British oddity, the only wild plant in the yam family.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Called elephant's foot because of its huge edible tuber that can weigh up to 300 kilograms, the yam was over-collected by botanists and plant traders.
From the newscientist.com
One viney plant, a kind of yam, has evolved a huge underground storage organ that swells as it collects water all year, then provides water during the dry season.
From the scienceblogs.com
