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Chinese yam
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English
thumb|Dioscorea polystachya species tubers at a market
Noun
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A cinnamon vine (Dioscorea polystachya species),
A tuber of the vine, used for food; nagaimo, Chinese potato.
Translations
plant
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 淮山
Mandarin: cmn 山藥 shānyao, cmn 薯蕷 shǔyù
Japanese: ja 長芋 ながいも, nagaimo
tuber
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 山藥 shānyao, cmn 薯蕷 shǔyù
References
Dioscorea polystachya 1
Dioscorea polystachya 1
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