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yam | zam |

As a noun yam

is any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

As an interjection zam is

form of kazaam|lang=en.

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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    zam

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * 2007 , J. W. Brodie-Innes, The Devil's Mistress (page 21)
    • You never know when some enemy of the Free World might worm his or her way into your confidence and then — ZAM ! Wipe you out.
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