/yam"pee/ , n.
a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. Also called cush-cush .
[ 1790-1800; perh. ult. of West African orig.; cf. Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) dzambi wild yam ]
/yam"pee/ , n.
a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. Also called cush-cush .
[ 1790-1800; perh. ult. of West African orig.; cf. Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) dzambi wild yam ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012