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Dioscorea
(gcide) | Dioscorea \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
Greek physician.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as yams.
See Yam.
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dioscorea
(wn) | Dioscorea
n 1: yams [syn: Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea] |
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Dioscorea Batatas
(gcide) | Yam \Yam\ (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.]
1. (Bot.) 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 Dioscorea sativa,
but several others are cultivated.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet
potato. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania.
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Dioscorea sativa
(gcide) | Yam \Yam\ (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.]
1. (Bot.) 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 Dioscorea sativa,
but several others are cultivated.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet
potato. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania.
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Dioscorea villosa
(gcide) | Yam \Yam\ (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.]
1. (Bot.) 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 Dioscorea sativa,
but several others are cultivated.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet
potato. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania.
[1913 Webster] |
Dioscoreaceae
(gcide) | Dioscoreaceae \Dioscoreaceae\ n.
1. a natural family of tuberous plants including the yams.
Syn: family Dioscoreaceae, yam family.
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dioscorea
(wn) | Dioscorea
n 1: yams [syn: Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea] |
dioscorea alata
(wn) | Dioscorea alata
n 1: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with
fine edible white flesh [syn: white yam, water yam,
Dioscorea alata] |
dioscorea batata
(wn) | Dioscorea batata
n 1: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and
cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-
shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its
edible tubers [syn: cinnamon vine, Chinese yam,
Dioscorea batata] |
dioscorea bulbifera
(wn) | Dioscorea bulbifera
n 1: yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large
tubers [syn: air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera] |
dioscorea elephantipes
(wn) | Dioscorea elephantipes
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: elephant's-foot, {tortoise
plant}, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine,
Dioscorea elephantipes] |
dioscorea paniculata
(wn) | Dioscorea paniculata
n 1: having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat
rheumatism or liver disorders [syn: wild yam, {Dioscorea
paniculata}] |
dioscorea trifida
(wn) | Dioscorea trifida
n 1: tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers [syn:
cush-cush, Dioscorea trifida] |
dioscoreaceae
(wn) | Dioscoreaceae
n 1: yams [syn: Dioscoreaceae, family Dioscoreaceae, {yam
family}] |
family dioscoreaceae
(wn) | family Dioscoreaceae
n 1: yams [syn: Dioscoreaceae, family Dioscoreaceae, {yam
family}] |
genus dioscorea
(wn) | genus Dioscorea
n 1: yams [syn: Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea] |
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