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    WILD YAM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disordersplay

    Synonyms:

    Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("wild yam" is a kind of...):

    vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

    Holonyms ("wild yam" is a member of...):

    Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)

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