WILD YAM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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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