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Dioscorea

Dioscorea Meaning & Definition
Dioscorea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dioscorea?

[n] yams

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dioscorea: genus Dioscorea

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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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