Meaning of DIOSCOREA
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| | Definition: | | [n] yams |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Dioscorea |
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| | See Also: | | Dioscorea elephantipes, Dioscorea paniculata, Dioscoreaceae, elephant's-foot, family Dioscoreaceae, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, plant genus, tortoise plant, wild yam, yam, yam family, yam plant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
Greek physician.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants. See {Yam}.
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