| 单词 | native yam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnative yam native yam n. Australian (now rare) the edible tuberous root of any of several Australian plants, esp. species of morning glory (genus Ipomoea) and of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae); (also) any of these plants. ΚΠ 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. 300 They [sc. pigs] feed on the grasses, herbs, wild roots and native yams. 1844 Swan River News June 47/1 The native yam..is stated..to be the finest esculent vegetable that the colony produces. 1899 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S.Wales 24 387 The tubers are known locally as ‘Native Yams’. 1913 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Feb. 15/4 The native-yam workings..resemble an old alluvial gold diggings. native yam native yam n. a name for Australian species of Ipomœa (N.O. Convolvulaceæ) with edible tubers.extracted from yamn.1< as lemmas |
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