DIOSCOREACEAE

Meaning of DIOSCOREACEAE in English

ˌdīəˌskōrēˈāsēˌē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dioscorea, type genus + -aceae

: a family of twining herbs and shrubs (order Liliales) comprising the yams and related plants — see tamus

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DIOSCOREACEAE — the yam family of the flowering plant order Liliales, consisting of 6 genera with more than 500 species of herbaceous …
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DIOSCOREACEAE — Диоскорейные
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YAM — noun Etymology: earlier iname, from Portuguese inhame & Spanish ñame, of African origin; akin to Fulani n~i to eat Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 FAMILY — noun : dioscoreaceae
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TAMUS — ˈtāməs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin tamnus, a vine : a genus of tuberous-rooted vines (family …
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DIOSCOREA — ˌdīəˈskōrēə noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Pedanius Dioscorides, 1st century A.D. Greek physician 1. capitalized : a genus of …
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DICTYOGEN — (n.) A plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the orders …
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DICTYOGEN — ( n. ) A plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for …
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YAM — noun Etymology: earlier iname, from Portuguese inhame & Spanish ñame, of African origin; akin to Fulani nyami to eat Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICTYOGEN — noun a plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class dictyogenae, proposed by lindley for the orders …
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YAM — [yam] n [earlier iname, fr. Pg inhame & Sp name, of African origin; akin to Fulani nyami to eat] (1657) …
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YAM — any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae), native to warmer regions of both hemispheres. A number …
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SWEET POTATO — (Ipomoea batatas), food plant of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to tropical America and widely cultivated in tropical and …
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ELEPHANT'S-FOOT — also called hottentot bread (Dioscorea, or Testudinaria, elephantipes) an odd-looking twining plant of the yam family (Dioscoreaceae), characterized by a …
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YAM — n. Any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae, or yam family), native to warmer regions of …
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ДИОСКОРЕЙНЫЕ — Dioscoreaceae
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