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yamp

yamp noun: an umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.

Noun

yamp (uncountable)

  1. An umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.

Origin of yamp

Probably related to yampah, from Shoshone.

Questions about yamp

What does yamp mean?
Yamp means an umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.
What part of speech is yamp?
Yamp is a noun.

Words near yamp in the dictionary

  1. Yamnaya
  2. YAMO
  3. yamogenin
  4. YAMOs
  5. Yamoussoukro
  6. yamp
  7. yampa
  8. Yampa River
  9. yampah
  10. yampahs
  11. yampas

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