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Noun: water yam
  1. Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
    "water yams are a staple food in many Pacific island communities";
    - white yam, Dioscorea alata

Derived forms: water yams

Type of: yam, yam plant

Encyclopedia: Water yam