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Definition of Family Dioscoreaceae
1. Noun. Yams.
Generic synonyms: Plant Family
Member holonyms: Dioscorea, Genus Dioscorea, Genus Tamus, Tamus
Group relationships: Liliales, Order Liliales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Dioscoreaceae
Literary usage of Family Dioscoreaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Dioscorea villosa L. Yam family ( Dioscoreaceae i. Wild yam; colic-root;
rheumatism-root. Slender, herbaceous, native vine, growing in moist thickets from ..."
2. Summer in a Bog by Katharine Dooris Sharp (1913)
"... has been translated from the Greek and Latin into several modern languages.
The botanical family Dioscoreaceae (the wild yam) is named in his honor. ..."
3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Dioscorea villosa L. Yam family (Dioscoreaceae). Wild yam; colic-root; rheumatism-root.
Slender, herbaceous, native vine, growing in moist thickets from ..."
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