Wild yam Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
Dioscorea paniculata.
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(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa ) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides ) of Australia and Tasmania.
