yam

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

a West Australian tuber, Dioscoreahastifolia, Ness., N.O. Dioscorideae. «One of thehardiest of the Yams. The tubers are largely consumed by thelocal aborigines for food; it is the only plant on which theybestow any kind of cultivation.» (Mueller, apud Maiden,p. 22.)

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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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n. See yam. ...

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round yam
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
wild yam
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
yam, long
n. a tuber, Discoreatransversa, R. Br., N.O. Dioscorideae. «The smalltubers are eaten by the aborig...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
yam, native
n. a tuber, Ipomaea spp., N.O. Convolvulaceae. The tubers are sometimes eatenby the aboriginals. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
yam, round
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yam-stick
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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