| cocoyam | (noun) tropical starchy tuberous root | Synonyms: dasheen, edda, taro, taro root |
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| (noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants | Synonyms: dasheen, eddo, taro |
| hyoscyamine | (noun) a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract | - |
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| polyamide | (noun) a polymer containing repeated amide groups | Synonyms: polymeric amide |
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| yam | (noun) sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked | - |
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| (noun) edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food | - |
| (noun) any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots | Synonyms: yam plant |
| (noun) edible tuber of any of several yams | - |
| yammer | (verb) complain whiningly | Synonyms: grizzle, whine, yawp |
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| (verb) cry loudly, as of animals | Synonyms: howl, wrawl, yowl |