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water yam

water yam noun: a plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.

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.
  2. (Africa, Caribbean) The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

Forms of water yam

pluralwater yams
alternative formwateryam

Questions about water yam

What does water yam mean?
Water yam means a plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
What part of speech is water yam?
Water yam is a noun.
What is the plural of water yam?
The plural of water yam is water yams.

Words near water yam in the dictionary

  1. water witches
  2. water witching
  3. water works
  4. water world
  5. water worlds
  6. water yam
  7. water yams
  8. water year
  9. water years
  10. water'd
  11. water's edge

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