yam
IPA: jˈæm
noun
- Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
- (US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
- (Scotland) A potato.
- (New Zealand) A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
- (Malaysia, Singapore) Taro.
- An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam.
- (regional, Cumberland) Home.
- A surname.
verb
- (UK, nonstandard, slang) To eat.
- (especially basketball) To dunk on; to beat humiliatingly.
- Pronunciation spelling of am.
Examples of "yam" in Sentences
- There are many cultivars of yam.
- The usual name for the god is Yam.
- Cassava and yam are important crops.
- The staple food of the Indian diet is the yam.
- Cassava and yams are the main root vegetables.
- Incidentally the yam is not indigenous to Australia.
- The name comes from the abundance of yams being grown in the area.
- In other parts of the Malay world, the word ubi refers to any yam or tuber.
- In botany, this species is also known by the names water yam and winged yam.
- Yam is either fried in oil or pounded to make a Mashed Potato like Yam pottage.