- yam root
- (n) jaabeeroo.
English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
field yam-root — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the root of a carrion flower (Smilax herbacea) … Useful english dictionary
Yam (vegetable) — Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae).These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania. There are hundreds of… … Wikipedia
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Root vegetable — Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. [cite web url=http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/root 1?view=uk title=AskOxford.com accessdate=2007 05 06] Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root… … Wikipedia
yam — [yam] n. [Port inhame, prob. < WAfr native name] 1. a) the edible, starchy, tuberous root of any of several tropical climbing plants (genus Dioscorea) of the yam family, widely grown in the tropics for food b) any of these plants 2. any of… … English World dictionary
yam — [jæm] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Portuguese; Origin: inhame and Spanish ñame, from a West African language] 1.) a tropical climbing plant grown for its root, which is eaten as a vegetable 2.) AmE a type of ↑sweet potato … Dictionary of contemporary English
yam — [ jæm ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a root vegetable that looks like a long white potato and has a brown skin 2. ) AMERICAN a SWEET POTATO … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English