Organisms

Dioscorea

A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.

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Abstract

A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Chinese Yam
  • Dioscorea batatas
  • Dioscorea opposita
  • Dioscorea polystachya
  • Dioscorea villosa
  • Shan Yao
  • Wild Yam
  • Yam
  • Chinese Yams
  • Shan Yaos
  • Wild Yams
  • Yam, Chinese
  • Yam, Wild
  • Yams
  • Yams, Chinese
  • Yams, Wild
  • Yao, Shan
  • Yaos, Shan

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term YAM with PSEUDO-YAM see IPOMOEA BATATAS

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History Note

2002; use Liliaceae 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Liliaceae (1998-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.325w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dioscorea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027742
  2. Dioscorea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea
  3. Dioscorea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71549