"water yam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: water yams [plural], wateryam [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water yam (plural water yams)
  1. A plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
    Sense id: en-water_yam-en-noun-rej2rHIo Categories (other): Alismatales order plants Disambiguation of Alismatales order plants: 56 44
  2. (Africa, Caribbean) The purple yam, Dioscorea alata. Tags: Africa, Caribbean
    Sense id: en-water_yam-en-noun-AIWCi3vP Categories (other): African English, Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dioscoreales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Dioscoreales order plants: 26 74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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