"wild yam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wild yams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild yam (plural wild yams)
  1. Dioscorea dregeana
    Sense id: en-wild_yam-en-noun-O5hvvHwp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
  2. Dioscorea japonica
    Sense id: en-wild_yam-en-noun-qS2jxq2Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
  3. Dioscorea villosa
    Sense id: en-wild_yam-en-noun-a8RSEF2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33

Inflected forms

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