Dioscoreaceae

Dioscoreaceae
noun
yams
Hypernyms: ↑plant family
Member Holonyms: ↑Liliales, ↑order Liliales
Member Meronyms: ↑Dioscorea, ↑genus Dioscorea, ↑Tamus, ↑genus Tamus

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\\ˌdīəˌskōrēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dioscorea, type genus + -aceae
: a family of twining herbs and shrubs (order Liliales) comprising the yams and related plants — see tamus

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