Japanese mountain yam

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Japanese mountain yam

noun Japanese mountain yams

A Japanese species of yam, Dioscorea japonica
Similar: yamaimo
Another species of yam, Dioscorea polystachya, which is sometimes referred to as a mountain yam in China.

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@misc{japanese_mountain_yam_2026,
  title = {Japanese mountain yam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/japanese%20mountain%20yam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}