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2. Dioscorea alata - Wikipedia

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   Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber).The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.

3. Taro - Wikipedia

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   Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to ...

4. Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

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   In Okinawa, purple yams (Dioscorea alata) are grown. This purple yam is popular as lightly deep-fried tempura, as well as being grilled or boiled. Additionally, the purple yam is a common ingredient of yam ice cream with the signature purple color. Purple yam is also used in other types of traditional wagashi sweets, cakes, and candy. [citation ...

5. Dioscorea trifida - Wikipedia

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   Dioscorea trifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a species of yam (genus Dioscorea). It is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. [1] Its many common names include Indian yam, [2] cush-cush, and yampee. [1]

6. List of sweet potato cultivars - Wikipedia

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   Even though these growers called their products yams, true yams are significantly different. All sweet potatoes are variations of one species: I. batatas. Yams are any of various tropical species of the genus Dioscorea. A yam tuber is starchier, dryer, and often larger than the storage root of a sweet potato, and the skin is more coarse. [3]

7. Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions ... - AOL

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   Yes. The skin of a white or yellow yam from Africa is typically rough, fibrous and dark brown. The sweet potatoes sold in most U.S. grocery stores have thin, smooth, reddish-brown skin, but there ...