dioscorea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Dioscorea
    n 1: yams [syn: {Dioscorea}, {genus Dioscorea}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dioscorea \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
   Greek physician.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as {yams}.
   See {Yam}.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]
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