Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "yam" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Chinese yam Foochow yam Indian three-leaf yam Indian yam Japanese mountain yam Japanese yam Mexican yam New Zealand yam Okinawan yam aerial yam afoo yam air yam betel yam bitter yam cheeky yam common yam cush-cush yam elephant foot yam elephant yam fiveleaf yam fourleaf yam garnet yam greater yam intoxicating yam jewel yam lesser yam mountain yam negro yam parsnip yam potato yam pounded yam purple yam seven-lobed yam thorny yam toco for yam tropical yam true yam water yam white yam wild yam winged yam yam bean yam cake yam daisy yam stick yamberry yamless yamlike yampee yellow yam

Context

cumberland malaysia nz regional scotland singapore us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

root vegetable sweet potato tuber vine

Type Of (IsA)

root root vegetable sweet potato tuber vegetable vine

Related Terms

danger yam tom yam yam plan yam slam yam yam

Related Terms

colour dioscorea food home ipomoea batatas oca orange potato staple sweet potato taro tuberous vine

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.