yam

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Symbol

1. ISO 639-3 language code for Yamba.

Noun

1. Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
2. The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
3. A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
4. A potato.
5. An oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
6. Taro.
7. An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
   • yam:

Noun

1. Home.

Verb

1. Pronunciation spelling of am.

Verb

1. To eat.

Verb

1. To dunk on; to beat humiliatingly.

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