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    GENUS DIOSCOREA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Yamsplay

    Synonyms:

    Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Dioscorea" is a kind of...):

    plant genus (a genus of plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Dioscorea"):

    yam; yam plant (any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)

    Dioscorea elephantipes; elephant's-foot; Hottentot's bread vine; Hottentot bread vine; tortoise plant (South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark)

    Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam (having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders)

    Holonyms ("genus Dioscorea" is a member of...):

    Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae; yam family (yams)

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