YAM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
   Hypernyms(s) yam is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • root vegetable (what does root vegetable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
   Hypernyms(s) yam is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sweet potato (what does sweet potato mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
   Synonym(s)
   • yam plant (what does yam plant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) yam is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vine (what does vine mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • white yam (what does white yam mean?)
   • water yam (what does water yam mean?)
   • Dioscorea alata (what does Dioscorea alata mean?)
   • cinnamon vine (what does cinnamon vine mean?)
   • Chinese yam (what does Chinese yam mean?)
   • Dioscorea batata (what does Dioscorea batata mean?)
   • air potato (what does air potato mean?)
   • Dioscorea bulbifera (what does Dioscorea bulbifera mean?)
   • cush-cush (what does cush-cush mean?)
   • Dioscorea trifida (what does Dioscorea trifida mean?)
4. Meaning
   • edible tuber of any of several yams
   Hypernyms(s) yam is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tuber (what does tuber mean?)