[DOC] [TLE] Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia [PAR] Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family 
Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. ... Although some varieties of sweet 
potato (Ipomoea batatas) are also called "yam" ... It looks similar to the white yam 
in outer appearance; its tuber skin is usually a bit ..... Other uses of the term yam[
edit]. [DOC] [TLE] Tuber - Wikipedia [PAR] Tubers are enlarged structures in some plant species used as storage organs for 
nutrients. ... Common plant species with stem tubers include potato and yam. ... 
Some sources define the term "tuber" to mean only structures derived from stems; 
... tubers and/or tubercules which act like seeds, producing small plants that... [DOC] [TLE] Sweet potato - Wikipedia [PAR] Genus: Ipomoea. Species: I. batatas. Binomial name. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. 
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the 
morning glory ... The United States Department of Agriculture requires that the 
label "yam" ... The Spanish combined this with the Quechua word for potato, papa
,... [DOC] [TLE] water yam - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "water yam" definition: a yam grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large ... 
the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants (genus Dioscorea of the . ... [
United States] A sweet potato; a tuber from the genus Ipomoea. ... that looks like a 
long white potato and has a brown skin (20 of 43 words, 2 definitions, 
pronunciation). [DOC] [TLE] 2. roots and tubers and derived products [PAR] DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF COMMODITIES ... ROOTS AND 
TUBERS are plants yielding starchy roots, tubers, rhizomes, corms and stems. ... (
largely starches that account for 16-24 percent of their total weight) with very little 
... 0122, SWEET POTATOES Ipomoea batatas, A seasonal crop grown in tropical 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Root Vegetable Photos - Wayne's Word [PAR] Vegetables may also be defined loosely as a plant part that is eaten with your ... It 
is followed in importance by sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) and true yams (
Dioscorea). ... Eggplant (S. melongena) belongs to the genus Solanum and 
tomatoes .... Like true potatoes, it produces edible tubers at the ends of 
underground... [DOC] [TLE] Solanales | plant order | Britannica.com [PAR] Two of the families are large and contain some of the most highly cultivated... ... 
The genus includes about 30 species in the black nightshade group, best .... flesh 
are erroneously known as yams, a term that correctly refers to the tubers or ... as 
hallucinogens; they produce ergoline alkaloids very similar in structure to LSD. [DOC] [TLE] Plants consumed as vegetables & discussion [PAR] Some are true roots while others represent modified stems, such as tubers, bulbs, 
corms and ... as a source of sugar and their tender leaves are consumed like 
spinach. ... These are very closely related plants that are sometimes considered 
as ... The sweet potato along with the yam, cassava and taro are indispensable... [DOC] [TLE] Crop Profile: Sweet Potatoes - Hobby Farms [PAR] Feb 18, 2009 ... But while both sweet potatoes and yams are edible roots, there are ... Sweet 
potatoes are dicots (broad-leafed plants) of the Morning Glory family and the 
genus Ipomoea. Yam tubers, which grow up to 8 feet long and weigh 100 pounds
, ... contain somewhere, at least in small print, the words sweet potato. [DOC] [TLE] Tubers - Dictionary definition of Tubers | Encyclopedia.com: FREE ... [PAR] Definition of Tubers  Our online dictionary has Tubers information from ... 
TUBERS. Tuber is a loan word deriving from the Latin verb tumere (to swell). .... 
edible leaves, and a large spindle-shaped tuber that can be cooked like a .... This 
group of tubers includes two cultivated species as well as the closely related 
genus... [DOC] [TLE] What the Hell is a Yam? - The Grow Network : The Grow Network [PAR] Apr 26, 2016 ... That was pretty easy, just like I

Question: 2-word term for the edible tuber of the genus Ipomoea that's very similar to a yam
Answer: sweet potato