yamp
noun
\ˈyamp\
variants: or
yampa
less commonlyyampah
\-mpə\Definition of yamp
-s
: either of two western North American plants of the genus Carum (C. gairdneri and C. kelloggii) with fleshy edible roots —called also squawroot — see indian potato — compare caraway
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Origin and Etymology of yamp
of Shoshonean origin; akin to Shoshoni yampa yamp, Ute yampä
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