What does yam mean in crosswords?

yam means: edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

Which crossword clues can have yam as the answer?

Possible clues for yam include "Sweet potato", "Orange tuber", "Sweet orange tuber", "Thanksgiving tuber", "Root vegetable".

Word entry · 3 letters

Best crossword clue

"Sweet potato"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /jæm/Part of speech nounSorted amyStarts with YEnds with M5 cluesCommon crossword word

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edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

Borrowed from Portuguese inhame and Spanish ñame, likely from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. The term was spelled yam as early as 1657.

““Stay, jailer, stay, and hear my woe,” repeating again and again, very softly, the line at the end of each stanza, “I am not mad, I am not mad.” Except she sang it: “I yam not mad, I yam not mad.””
““If I was that snake I’d just open my jaw and yam that fool up in one bite!””
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:yam.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

01“Sweet potato”3 letters

02“Orange tuber”3 letters

03“Sweet orange tuber”3 letters

04“Thanksgiving tuber”3 letters

05“Root vegetable”3 letters

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