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lesser yam

lesser yam noun: an edible yam, native to Micronesia, introduced widely elsewhere from Africa to the Phillipines (Dioscorea esculenta).

lesser yam: an edible yam, native to Micronesia, introduced widely elsewhere from Africa to the Phillipines...
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Noun

lesser yam (plural lesser yams)

  1. An edible yam, native to Micronesia, introduced widely elsewhere from Africa to the Phillipines (Dioscorea esculenta).
    Synonyms:
    Goa potato

lesser yam meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Vietnamese

lesser yam in Tamil

சிறுவள்ளிக்கிழங்கு

lesser yam in Indonesian

Dioscorea esculenta
gembili

lesser yam in Vietnamese

Dioscorea esculenta
khoai từ

Synonyms of lesser yam

Forms of lesser yam

plurallesser yams

Questions about lesser yam

What does lesser yam mean?
Lesser yam means an edible yam, native to Micronesia, introduced widely elsewhere from Africa to the Phillipines (Dioscorea esculenta).
What is lesser yam in Tamil?
Lesser yam in Tamil is சிறுவள்ளிக்கிழங்கு. See Lesser yam meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lesser yam?
Lesser yam is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser yam?
The plural of lesser yam is lesser yams.

Words near lesser yam in the dictionary

  1. lesser white-fronted goose
  2. lesser whitethroat
  3. lesser whitethroats
  4. lesser wing
  5. lesser wings
  6. lesser yam
  7. lesser yellowlegs
  8. lesser-evilism
  9. lesser-known
  10. lesser-spotted
  11. lesserness

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