Assertion: orange sweet potato | /r/Synonym | yam
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: in parts of north america
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
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: I'll still use the orange sweet potatoes (not yams) if I'm making something mashed and potentially covered in marshmallows (or, preferably, spread onto bread), but when I want a portable snack, a crispy wedge, or a charred half, it's Muraski
text: Orange sweet potato is sometimes called "yam" in English-speaking parts of the world, although it's different from a yam (yam is a tropical crop from family Dioscoreaceae, with origins in Africa and Asia).
text: Orange sweet potatoes are sometimes called yams but actual yams are a very different thing.