Yam

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Yam may refer to:

  • Yam (vegetable), common name for members of Dioscorea
  • Sweet potato, particularly in its yellow- or orange-fleshed cultivars, often colloquially called 'yams'
  • Yam (god), a Levantine deity
  • Yam (route), a Mongolian supply point system
  • Yam, California, a former settlement in Merced County
  • Yam, a salad in Thai cuisine
  • A name for oca used in New Zealand and Polynesia
  • Jícama, (fruit/vegetable) Mexican tuberous root also known as Yam or Mexican turnip

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