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Yuca vs Yam - What's the difference?

yuca | yam |

As nouns the difference between yuca and yam

is that yuca is cassava while yam is any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

yuca

English

Alternative forms

* yuka

Noun

  • Cassava.
  • cassava root

    • Usage notes

    Do not confuse this plant with yucca .

    Derived terms

    * yucca ----

    yam

    English

    (wikipedia 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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