DIOSCOREA

Meaning of DIOSCOREA in English

noun a genus of plants. ·see yam.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

DIOSCOREA — ˌdīəˈskōrēə noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Pedanius Dioscorides, 1st century A.D. Greek physician 1. capitalized : a genus of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIOSCOREA — (n.) A genus of plants. See Yam.
Английский словарь Webster
DIOSCOREA — ( n. ) A genus of plants. See Yam.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAM — noun Etymology: earlier iname, from Portuguese inhame & Spanish ñame, of African origin; akin to Fulani n~i to eat Date: …
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YAM — Any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae, or yam family), native to warmer regions of both …
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YAM — ˈyam, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: earlier inany, iname, nname, from Portuguese inhame & Spanish ñame, of West African …
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WILD YAM — noun 1. : any of various uncultivated plants of the genus Dioscorea (as D. paniculata of eastern No. America) 2. …
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WHITE YAM — noun : a yam ( Dioscorea alata ) that is widely cultivated throughout Australasia and Polynesia for its large roots …
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TESTUDINARIA — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈa(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin testudin-, testudo tortoise + New Latin -aria; from the surface of …
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NATIVE YAM — noun : an Australian yam ( Dioscorea transversa )
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KAAWI YAM — ˈkäwē noun Etymology: origin unknown : a yam ( Dioscorea aculeata ) of southern Asia and Polynesia with prickly stems …
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ELEPHANT'S-FOOT — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural elephant's-foots ) 1. a. : a plant of the genus Elephantopus b. : a southern African …
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DIOSGENIN — ˌdīˌäzˈjenə̇n, dīˈäzjən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: dios- (from New Latin Dioscorea ) + -genin : a crystalline steroid sapogenin …
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DIOSCOREACEAE — ˌdīəˌskōrēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dioscorea, type genus + -aceae : a family of twining herbs …
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DEVIL'S-BONES — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun plural 1. slang : dice 2. singular or plural in construction : a wild yam ( Dioscorea paniculata …
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CUSH-CUSH — ˈku̇shˌku̇sh noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown : a tropical American yam ( Dioscorea trifida ) with small yellow-skinned …
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COLICROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: colic (I) + root 1. : any of certain plants having roots reputed to cure colic ; …
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CINNAMON VINE — noun : a hardy Chinese vine ( Dioscorea batatas ) cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped leaves …
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BOTOGENIN — bōˈtäjənə̇n, ˌbäd.əˈjenə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: boto- (perhaps irregular from Spanish batata sweet potato) + -genin — more at …
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AIR POTATO — noun : an Asiatic yam ( Dioscorea bulbifera ) sometimes cultivated for its large axillary potatolike tubers
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YAM — (n.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives …
Английский словарь Webster
YAM — ( n. ) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAMPEE — /yam"pee/ , n. a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. Also called cush-cush . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YAM — /yam/ , n. 1. the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for …
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WILD YAM — any of several uncultivated yams, esp. Dioscorea villosa, of the U.S., having a woody, tuberous root. [ 1835-45 ]
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ELEPHANT'S-FOOT — /el"euh feuhnts foot'/ , n. , pl. elephant's-foots . a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, …
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AIR POTATO — a vine, Dioscorea bulbifera, of southeastern Asia, having tubers weighing several pounds and growing in the leaf axils.
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DIOSCOREACEAE — the yam family of the flowering plant order Liliales, consisting of 6 genera with more than 500 species of herbaceous …
Britannica English vocabulary
YAM — n. Any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae, or yam family), native to warmer regions of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINESE YAM — батат, ямс китайский (Dioscorea batatas); ямс растопыренный (Dioscorea divaricata)
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CHINESE YAM — батат, ямс китайский ( Dioscorea batatas ) ; ямс растопыренный ( Dioscorea divaricata )
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