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Atlantic yam
At·lan·tic yam (plural At·lan·tic yams)


noun 
Definition:
 
regional wild yam: the wild yam, the tuberous roots of which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable like potatoes. Genus Dioscorea.

Regional History

Atlantic yam in the sense of "wild yam" is recorded only in Kansas.
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