family Dioscoreaceae

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

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