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Indian yam

plant
Also known as: Dioscorea trifida, cush-cush, yampee

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yams

  • water yam
    In Dioscoreaceae

    bulbifera); and yampee, or cush-cush (D. trifida).

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  • In Dioscoreales

    The yampee, or cush-cush (Dioscorea trifida), originated in South America and the West Indies. D. alata, the white yam of India and the Malay Peninsula, is widely cultivated for its enlarged roots. Elephant’s-foot (D. [or Testudinaria] elephantipes), grown in Africa, is used as a famine food.…

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  • winged yam
    In yam: Major species

    Indian yam (D. trifida) and winged, or water, yam (D. alata) are the edible species most widely diffused in tropical and subtropical countries. The tubers of D. alata sometimes weigh 45 kg (100 pounds). Guinea yam (D. rotundata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) are…

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