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DIOSCOREA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yams
Synonyms:
Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dioscorea" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Dioscorea"):
yam; yam plant (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)
Dioscorea elephantipes; elephant's-foot; Hottentot's bread vine; Hottentot bread vine; tortoise plant (South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark)
Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam (having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders)
Holonyms ("Dioscorea" is a member of...):
Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae; yam family (yams)
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