As nouns the difference between tapioca and yam
is that tapioca is a starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings while yam is any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
tapioca
English
Noun
A starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings.
yam
Etymology 1
From (etyl) inhame and (etyl) . The term was coined in .
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated
The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
(US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas .
(Scotland) Potato.
Usage notes
Careful use distinguishes yams (genus Dioscorea'') from sweet potatoes (''Ipomoea batatas ), while casual American use conflates these.
Derived terms
* Chinese yam
* purple yam
* wild yam
* yamless
Etymology 2
Noun
(
en noun)
(West Cumbria) home.
Anagrams
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