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Mexican yam

Mexican yam noun: a plant, Dioscorea mexicana.

Noun

Mexican yam

  1. A plant, Dioscorea mexicana

Questions about Mexican yam

What does Mexican yam mean?
Mexican yam means a plant, Dioscorea mexicana.
What part of speech is Mexican yam?
Mexican yam is a noun.

Words near Mexican yam in the dictionary

  1. Mexican white pine
  2. Mexican white pines
  3. Mexican wolf
  4. Mexican wolves
  5. Mexican wrestling
  6. Mexican yam
  7. Mexican yam bean
  8. Mexican't
  9. Mexican'ts
  10. Mexican-American
  11. Mexican-American War

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