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Rareyams
The correct spelling is yams.
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noun
Say it like: Yam-s
The correct spelling is yams. Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- 2.The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
- 3.A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
- 4.Potato.
- 5.A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
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