SkyfireDict

yam   (TTS Sound)

The noun yam has 4 senses

• yam -- (edible tuber of any of several yams)


• yam, yam plant -- (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)


• yam -- (sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked)


• yam -- (edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food)