water yam
water yam · water yams
A plant whose leaves have little tissue between the veinsA plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
Meaning
2 sensesA plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
(Africa, Caribbean)The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
More definitions
- grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
Forms
plural: water yamsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh:white yamDioscorea alata