Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yam

4 senses of yam

Sense 1
yam -- (edible tuber of any of several yams)
       => tuber -- (a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage)

Sense 2
yam, yam plant -- (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)
       => vine -- (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Sense 3
yam -- (sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked)
       => sweet potato -- (the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States)

Sense 4
yam -- (edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food)
       => root vegetable -- (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)