WILD YAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild yam mean? 

• WILD YAM (noun)
  The noun WILD YAM has 1 sense:

1. having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders

  Familiarity information: WILD YAM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD YAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dioscorea paniculata; wild yam

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)