| yam | edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food |
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| yam | sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked |
| yam | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
| yam | edible tuber of any of several yams |
| yam | Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods |
| yam | twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots |
| yam | yams |
| yam | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots |
| yam | god of the Underworld |
| yam | a three-tone Chadic language |
| yam | Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) |
| yam | Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) |