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  2. Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

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    Yams species called Parkistan. The size is for eating but smaller sizes can be cultivated White yams at a retail market in Brixton, England, 2004. Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic).

  3. Sweet potato - Wikipedia

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    The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. [3][4] The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh ...

  4. What's The Difference Between Sweet Potatoes And Yams? - AOL

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    "Yams generally have a rough, scaly, and brown-colored skin with white to purple flesh," Harvey said. "They are often long and cylindrical shaped and can have off-shoots called 'toes.'

  5. Chinese yam - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea pseudobatatas (Hauman) Herter. Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ma. [3][2] It is also called huaishan in Mandarin and wàaih sāan ...

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

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    Yams are in the family Dioscoreaceae, which contains hundreds of species of yams such as the Chinese yam and air potatoes, while sweet potatoes are in the family Convolvulaceae, which is the same ...

  7. Wait, Yams and Sweet Potatoes Aren't the Same Thing? - AOL

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    If you think sweet potatoes and yams are the same thing, think again! These root vegetables aren't at all related, and look and taste quite differently.

  8. Dioscorea alata - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈuːbɛ, - beɪ /), 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. It is sometimes confused with taro and the ...

  9. Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes: What’s the Difference? - AOL

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    You wait all year to dig into your mom’s Thanksgiving yams with mini marshmallows. While they may be delicious, it turns out they aren’t yams at all. Even though the words “sweet...

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