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purple yams

purple yams is the plural of purple yam.

Meaning of purple yam

Noun

purple yam (plural purple yams)

  1. A yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata.
    Synonyms:
    rasavalli, ube, water yam, winged yam

Questions about purple yams

What is purple yams the plural of?
Purple yams is the plural of purple yam.

Words near purple yams in the dictionary

  1. purple vetch
  2. purple wax bean
  3. purple wax beans
  4. purple wiregrass
  5. purple yam
  6. purple yams
  7. purple zone
  8. purple zones
  9. purple-backed fairywren
  10. purple-backed fairywrens
  11. purple-crowned fairywren

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