water yam

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water yam

noun water yams · wateryam

A plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
Africa, Caribbean The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

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@misc{water_yam_2026,
  title = {water yam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20yam},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}