yam

名词 yam:

1. edible tuber of any of several yams
2. any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
   同义词：yam plant
3. sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
4. edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

yam

n.（名词）
Any of numerous chiefly tropical vines of the genusDioscorea, many of which have edible tuberous roots.
薯蓣：一种大部分为薯蓣 属的热带藤本植物，许多长有可食用的块茎状根
The starchy root of any of these plants, used in the tropics as food.
山药，甘薯：这些植物的含淀粉根，在热带用作食物
Chiefly Southern U.S. See sweet potato See Regional Note at goober
【多用于美国南部】 参见 sweet potato 参见 goober

来源：
Portuguese inhame
葡萄牙语 inhame
or obsolete Spanish igname, iôame
或 已废西班牙语 igname, iôame
both from Portuguese and English Creole nyam [to eat]
都源自 葡萄牙语及英国克里奥尔语 nyam [吃]
[of West African origin] ; akin to Fulani nyami [to eat] ; akin to Wolof ôam [food, to eat] ; akin to or Mandingo (Bambara) ôambu [manioc]
[源于西非的] ；类似于 弗拉语 nyami [吃] ；类似于 沃洛夫语 ôam [食物，吃] ；类似于 或 曼丁哥语（班巴拉人） ôambu [树薯]