Assertion: sweet potato | /r/Synonym | yam
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: in parts of north america
type: LOCATION
value: in some other countries
type: LOCATION
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
value: confusingly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The sweet potato, especially the orange variety, is often called a "yam" in parts of North America, but is botanically very distinct from true yams.
text: Also note: sweet potatoes aren’t yams.
text: Although the soft, orange sweet potato is often called a "yam" in parts of North America, the sweet potato is very distinct from the botanical yam (Dioscorea), which has a cosmopolitan distribution, and belongs to the monocot family Dioscoreaceae.
text: The orange-fleshed sweet potato is often called a yam.
text: Although the soft, orange sweet potato is often called a “yam” in parts of North America, the sweet potato is botanically very distinct from a genuine yam (Dioscorea), which is native to Africa and Asia and belongs to the monocot family Dioscoreaceae .
text: In some parts of North America, sweet potatoes are called yams.
text: In the United States and some other countries, sweet potatoes are often called yams, even though they’re different species.
text: Sweet potatoes are called kumara in New Zealand, and in some parts of North America they are called yams (although yams are not sweet potatoes).
text: Sweet potatoes, often called yams, are botanically unrelated to the true yam plant.
text: Sometimes, sweet potatoes in U.S. grocery stores are confusingly called yams.