"water yam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water yams [plural]
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.
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  2. (Africa, Caribbean) The purple yam, Dioscorea alata. Tags: Africa, Caribbean Categories (lifeform): Alismatales order plants, Dioscoreales order plants Synonyms: wateryam
    Sense id: en-water_yam-en-noun-AIWCi3vP Disambiguation of Alismatales order plants: 44 56 Disambiguation of Dioscoreales order plants: 42 58 Categories (other): African English, Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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