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yam

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. yam (noun)
  2. yam bean (noun)
  3. yam family (noun)
  4. yam stick (noun)
  5. yam tree (noun)
  6. Chinese yam (noun)
  7. field yam-root (noun)
  8. Goa yam (noun)
  9. kaawi yam (noun)
  10. native yam (noun)
  11. round yam (noun)
  12. white yam (noun)
  13. wild yam (noun)
  14. winged yam (noun)
  15. yellow yam (noun)
  16. Kinneret, Yam (geographical name)
  17. Galilee, Sea of (geographical name)

yam

noun \ˈyam\

Definition of YAM

1
: the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants (genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae) used as a staple food in tropical areas; also : a plant producing yams
2
: a moist usually orange-fleshed sweet potato
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Origin of YAM

earlier iname, from Portuguese inhame & Spanish ñame, of African origin; akin to Fulani nyami to eat
First Known Use: 1657

Rhymes with YAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham

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