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  • 1. Dioscorea
  • Dioscorea in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. Dioscorea
  • Dioscorea in a sentence
Synonyms

1. Dioscorea

noun. yams.

Synonyms

  • plant genus
  • wild yam
  • elephant's-foot
  • yam
  • Hottentot bread vine
  • Dioscorea elephantipes
  • tortoise plant
  • Hottentot's bread vine
  • yam plant
  • family Dioscoreaceae
  • Dioscorea paniculata
  • yam family
  • Dioscoreaceae

Sentences with dioscorea


1. Noun, singular or mass
These remedies primarily contain rehmannia (Chinese foxglove) and several supporting Chinese herbs, such as dioscorea (yam), alisma (water plaintain) and moutan (peony).

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