di|os|co|re|a

di|os|co|re|a «_DY os KR ee uh, -KOHR-», noun.

any one of a group of tropical or temperate vines, many of which bear an edible tuber; yam. They also yield synthetic hormones, such as diosgenin.

╂[< New Latin Dioscorea the genus name < Dioscorides, a Greek physician and naturalist]