yam

Meanings

1. 1
   noun Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
2. 2
   noun The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
3. 3
   noun A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
4. 4
   noun Potato.
5. 5
   noun A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
6. 6
   noun Taro.
7. 7
   noun An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam.