Yam

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·add. ·noun Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.

II. Yam ·noun 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.

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to yam
To eat or stuff heartily. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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. ...

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

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
round yam
n. i.q. Burdekin Vine.See under vine. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
wild yam
n. a parasitic orchid, Gastrodiasesamoides, R. Br., N.O. Orchideae. ...

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

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
yam-stick
n. See quotation 1882, Tolmer. 1863. M. K. Beveridge, `Gatherings,' p. 27. «One leg's thin as Lie...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
toko for yam
An expression peculiar to negroes for crying out before being hurt. ...

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