yam

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

USA sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.

ScotlandA potato.

nzA oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.

malaysiaSingaporeTaro.

An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam.

regionalcumberlandHome.

Edible tuber of any of several yamsplant

Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous rootsplant

Sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when bakedfood

Edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for foodfood

Pronunciation spelling of am.

UKnonstandardslangTo eat.

especially basketballTo dunk on; to beat humiliatingly.