Synonyms for yam

Most common

sweet potato · taro

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

Related words

Phrases

purple yam water yam cheeky yam elephant foot yam greater yam tropical yam yam bean yam cake

Forms

Plural

yams → taros…

Example sentences

• taro The mango tree at the taro swamp is full of fruit.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

taro²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taro² = 2 syllables).