page_title: Yam (vegetable)
hierarchical_section_title: Yam (vegetable)
context_page_description: Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea that form edible tubers.
  Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions, especially in Africa, South America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Oceania. The tubers themselves, also called "yams", come in a variety of forms owing to numerous cultivars and related species.
context_section_description: Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.
  Yams are  perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many  temperate and  tropical regions, especially in Africa, South America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Oceania. The tubers themselves, also called "yams", come in a variety of forms owing to numerous cultivars and related species.
caption: White yams at a retail market in Brixton, England, 2004
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