Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 61 compound words that contain yam. The most common are listed below. Open yam in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- elephant foot yamA plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, similar to the titan arum, cultivated for food.
- purple yamA yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata.
- tom yamA Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.
- lesser yamAn edible yam, native to Micronesia, introduced widely elsewhere from Africa to the Phillipines (Dioscorea esculenta).
- yam cakeTaro cake.
- yam yamA person who speaks the Black Country dialect.
- Chinese yamA cinnamon vine (Dioscorea polystachya),
- cheeky yamSynonym of air potato: A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.
- yam daisySynonym of murnong: A perennial herb of temperate Australia, Microseris lanceolata, or its edible tuber, an important food for Aboriginal Australians.
- greater yamSynonym of name (yam)
- Mexican yamA plant, Dioscorea mexicana
- true yamAny plant in the genus Dioscorea, or its tubers, so called to distinguish them from the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties known as yams in the US, and from the New Zealand yam, Oxalis tuberosa.
- water yamA plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
- wild yamDioscorea dregeana
- yam beanA tropical vine, Pachyrhizus erosus, grown for its crisp, starchy edible root, the jicama.
- yam stickAlternative form of yamstick: A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
- pounded yamA Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle.
- Japanese mountain yamA Japanese species of yam, Dioscorea japonica
- New Zealand yamThe oca, Oxalis tuberosa, a root vegetable introduced from South America.
- garnet yamA variety of moist-fleshed sweet potato.
- jewel yamA variety of moist-fleshed sweet potato.
- tropical yamSynonym of name (yam)
- yam beansplural of yam bean: A tropical vine, Pachyrhizus erosus, grown for its crisp, starchy edible root, the jicama.
- yam cakesplural of yam cake: Taro cake.
- yam sticksplural of yam stick: A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
Compound words 61
- cocoyamNew cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
- yamlessWithout a yam or yams.
- yamlikeResembling or characteristic of a yam.
- yamstickA rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
- yamogeninA sapogenin found in fenugreek and yams.
- YamahaA surname from Japanese.
- YamatoAncient Japan.
- MaryamA female given name from Arabic.
- YamadaA surname from Japanese.
- YamunaThe largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.