Assertion: yam | /r/HasProperty | tuber
Facets:
value: at the base of roots
type: LOCATION
value: from from the dioscoreaceae family
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Dioscorea alata, also known as purple yam, ube, or greater yam, among many other names, is a species of yam (a tuber).
text: Yams, often confused with sweet potatoes, are a tuber native to Africa and Asia.
text: Yams are tubers from from the Dioscoreaceae family, and are related to lilies and grasses.
text: According to the University of California, sweet potatoes are root vegetables, while yams are tubers — vegetables that form at the base of roots.
text: Yams and sweet potatoes are tubers that come from flowering plants.
text: However, all varieties of sweet potatoes belong to the morning glory family, while yams are tubers related to lilies native to Africa and Asia, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
text: The difference is sweet potatoes are a root vegetable, whereas yams are tubers—a thickened part of the stem.