Sweet root vegetable similar in appearance to the sweet potato, but with pointed ends and a subdued yellow-orange color; a darker variety called yampee or cush-cush grows in the Southern United States and Mexico and produces clusters of smaller, tastier yams; often candied; should be firm, unwithered and unblemished when purchased The true yam, also called name, is not the same as a sweet potato (although since there are hundreds of species, some are similar) It is very bland and, when cooked, very, very dry
any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
{i} tropical vine that bears edible tuberous roots; edible starchy tuber of the yam plant; sweet potato (USA)
edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots edible tuber of any of several yams
There are over 150 species of yams grown throughout the world Most of "yams" sold in the U S , however, are actually sweet potatoes Yams are higher in sugar that sweet potatoes Used in soups and stews, mashed, and fried
Yams are the same as sweet potatoes. Any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae, or yam family), native to warmer regions of both hemispheres. A number of species are cultivated for food in the tropics; in certain tropical cultures, notably of West Africa and New Guinea, the yam is the primary agricultural commodity and the focal point of elaborate ritual. The edible tuberous roots, which vary in taste from sweet to bitter to tasteless, are eaten as cooked starchy vegetables. Often boiled and then mashed, they may also be fried, roasted, or baked. True yams are botanically distinct from the sweet potato, though in the U.S. the names are commonly interchanged. Dioscorea mexicana contains a chemical that can suppress ovulation in humans and is used as the basis for birth-control pills. The so-called yam bean is the legume jicama