英语词汇“negro yam”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Negro yam n. the white Guinea yam, Dioscorea rotundata, cultivated in West Africa and the West Indies; the tuber of this plant.

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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 359 The Negro Yam... The Yam. Both these plants are cultivated for food, the roots, which grow very large, being mealy and easy of digestion.

1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 308 This [sc. Dioscorea sativa] is commonly called negro yam.

1953 Caribbean Q. 2 iv. 32 Dioscorea sativa the so-called negro-yam, may have been indigenous, for it..sometimes grows wild; but more probably the wild specimens were originally escapes from cultivation.

1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 3 Nov. 34/3 (advt.) Negro yams, yellow yams, sweet potatoes.

单词	negro yam
释义	> as lemmas Negro yam Negro yam n. the white Guinea yam, Dioscorea rotundata, cultivated in West Africa and the West Indies; the tuber of this plant. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 359 The Negro Yam... The Yam. Both these plants are cultivated for food, the roots, which grow very large, being mealy and easy of digestion. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 308 This [sc. Dioscorea sativa] is commonly called negro yam. 1953 Caribbean Q. 2 iv. 32 Dioscorea sativa the so-called negro-yam, may have been indigenous, for it..sometimes grows wild; but more probably the wild specimens were originally escapes from cultivation. 1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 3 Nov. 34/3 (advt.) Negro yams, yellow yams, sweet potatoes. extracted from Negron.adj. < as lemmas
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