Dioscorea

Etymology
, from after

Hypernyms

 * , - clades;  - order;  - family

Hyponyms

 * (syn. ;, ) - type species; (purple yam, greater yam), ,  (air potato, , , cheeky yam, , , ),  ,  (black bryony), ,  ,  (elephant's foot, Hottentot bread),  (lesser yam), ,  ,  ,  ,  (, Chinese yam), ,  ,  (Chinese yam), ,  , ,  ,  (, , yampee), ; for other species see.