Definition of Dioscorea trifida

1. Noun. Tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers.

Exact synonyms: Cush-cush
Generic synonyms: Yam, Yam Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dioscorea Trifida

Dionysian
Dionysius
Dionysius the Elder
Dionysos
Dionysus
Diophantine
Diophantine equation
Diophantine equations
Diophantus
Dior
Dioscorea alata
Dioscorea batata
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscorea elephantipes
Dioscorea paniculata
Dioscorea trifida
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscuri
Diospyros
Diospyros ebenum
Diospyros kaki
Diospyros kurzii
Diospyros lotus
Diospyros virginiana
DipIT
Dipetalonema reconditum
Dipetalonema streptocerca
Diphda
Diphylla
Diphylla ecaudata

Literary usage of Dioscorea trifida

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von ( Mueller (1884)
"dioscorea trifida, Linn£ fil. Central America. One of the Yams there cultivated. Various other tuberous Dioscorea occur in tropical countries, ..."

2. Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to by Richard R. Wilk (2006)
"Yampa is a species of yam (dioscorea trifida) also called cush-cush, popular in the Caribbean but little known elsewhere. It has a fine texture and a ..."

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