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  1. Yam
    Yam is Black-American slang for to eat.
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  2. Yam
    (Dioscorea) This is a group of tropical and subtropical vines that can be grown for ornament as well as a food crop.…
    Found op http://www.botany.com/dioscorea.html

  3. yam
    [n] - edible tuber of any of several yams 2. [n] - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots 3. [n] - sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked 4. [n] - edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus...
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  4. YAM
    Yet Another Modem [Omen Technology]
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  5. YaM
    Series of wooden blast-type anti-tank mines [SU]
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  6. Yam
    Yam (yăm) noun [ Portuguese inhame , probably from some native name.] (Botany) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea ; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates....
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  7. Yam
    Yam noun (Botany) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. [ U. S.]
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  8. yam
    <botany> A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. Sativa, but several others...
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  9. yam
    noun sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
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  10. yam
    yam plant noun any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
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  1. Yam
    • (n.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. • (n.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three...
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  2. yam
    any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae), native to warmer regions of both hemispheres. A number of species are ... [7 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/2

  3. Yam
    [vegetable] Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Oceania. There are many cultivars of yam. Although ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)

  4. Yam
    [god] Yam, from the Canaanite word Yam, (Hebrew ים) meaning "Sea", also written "Yaw", is one name of the Ugaritic god of Rivers and Sea. Also titled Judge Nahar ("Judge River"), he is also one of the `ilhm (Elohim) or sons of El, the name given to the Levantine pantheon. Others dispute th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(god)

  5. YAM
    [Yet Another Mailer] YAM (short for Yet Another Mailer) is a MIME-compliant e-mail client written for AmigaOS based computers. It supports multi-POP3, APOP, SMTP, TLSv1/SSLv3, multiple users, PGP, unlimited hierarchical folders, filters, a configurable GUI (based on MUI) and an ARexx interfa...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAM_(Yet_Another_Mailer)

  6. Yam
    Yam is Black-American slang for to eat.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZY.HTM

  7. yam
    yam, common name for some members of the Dioscoreaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical climbing herbs or shrubs with starchy rhizomes often cultivated for food. The largest genus, Dioscorea, is commercially important in East Asia and in tropical America. The thick rhizomes, often weighing 30 l...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0852940.html

  8. Yam
    The yam is a family (Dioscoreaceae) of around 150 varieties of tropical plant, the tuba of which is eaten as a vegetable.
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  9. yam
    Any of a group of climbing plants cultivated in tropical regions; the starchy tubers (underground stems) are eaten as a vegetable. The Mexican yam (D. composita) contains a chemical that is used in the contraceptive pill. (Genus Dioscorea, family Dioscoreaceae.)
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005398.html

  10. Yam
    a Chinese root vegetable particularly good for supporting the kidney & spleen meridians.
    Found op http://www.wholisticmedical.co.uk/glossary.php

  11. yam
    1) Candied holiday serving 2) Candied potato 3) Candied tuber 4) Candied vegetable 5) Candied veggie 6) Certain tuber 7) Edible tuber 8) Holiday veggie 9) November dish 10) Often-candied vegetable 11) Orange dish 12)...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/yam/1

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