单词 | yam |
释义 | yam /yam/, n. 1. the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions. 2. any of these plants. 3. the sweet potato. 4. Scot. potato (def. 1). [1580-90; cf. Gullah nyam, Jamaican E nyaams, Sranan jamsi < sources in one or more West African languages (cf. Wolof nyam(nyam), Fulani nyami to eat, Twi enãm flesh, ànyinam, ayam'kàw-dé kinds of yam; earlier E forms < Pg inhame or Sp (i)ñame] |
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