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• Yam

  ·add. ·noun Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. II. Yam ·noun A large, escul...

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• yam

  n. a West Australian tuber, Dioscoreahastifolia, Ness., N.O. Dioscorideae. «One of thehardiest of t...

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

• yam

  The tubers of the Dioscorea sativa, and others; a valuable vegetable on long voyages. D. aculeata fr...

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• long-yam

  See yam. ...

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• native yam

  n. See yam. ...

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• round yam

  n. i.q. Burdekin Vine.See under vine. ...

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• wild yam

  n. a parasitic orchid, Gastrodiasesamoides, R. Br., N.O. Orchideae. ...

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• yam, long

  n. a tuber, Discoreatransversa, R. Br., N.O. Dioscorideae. «The smalltubers are eaten by the aborig...

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• yam, native

  n. a tuber, Ipomaea spp., N.O. Convolvulaceae. The tubers are sometimes eatenby the aboriginals. ...

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• yam, round

  n. i.q. Burdekin Vine, under vine. ...

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• yam-stick

  n. See quotation 1882, Tolmer. 1863. M. K. Beveridge, `Gatherings,' p. 27. «One leg's thin as Lie...

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• toko for yam

  An expression peculiar to negroes for crying out before being hurt. ...

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