About The Word Dioscorea
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Dioscorea
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What's The Definition Of Dioscorea?
[n] yams
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dioscorea: genus Dioscorea Related Terms | Find terms related to Dioscorea: See Also | Dioscorea elephantipes | Dioscorea paniculata | Dioscoreaceae | elephant's-foot | family Dioscoreaceae | Hottentot bread vine | Hottentot's bread vine | plant genus | tortoise plant | wild yam | yam | yam family | yam plant Dioscorea In Webster's Dictionary \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
Greek physician.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants. See {Yam}.
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