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Definition of: yam
(yam) noun
1. The fleshy, edible, tuberous root of any of a genus (Dioscorea) of climbing tropical plants.
2. Any of the plants growing this root.
3. A large variety of the sweet potato.
4. Scot. A potato. [<Pg. inhame <Senegal nyami eat]
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