yam
noun
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
yams
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pluralof yam.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Issa was just 6 years old then, his family raising goats and farming yams in Perma, 270 miles north of Cotonou, the country’s biggest city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their heady scent from a distance, and nutrient-packed yams were ready for the holidays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
The result -- 30 tonnes of yams and cassava per hectare, compared to the typical five.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
I ordered my usual: fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, candied yams and a biscuit slathered in grape jelly butter.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025
Some of the crops on which Austronesians subsisted, such as taro, yams, and bananas, had probably already been independently domesticated in New Guinea before Austronesians arrived.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
