Associations to the word «Dioscorea» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Yam
Spp
Steroid
Pax
Var
Potato
Lam
Larva
Ting
Mart
Vine
Ex
Morton
Phil
Wild
Hook
Crop
Feed
Herb
Plant
Root
Species
Rob
Genus
Baker
Stem
Palm
Substance

Adjective

Edible
Root
Cultivated
Wild
Mexican
Sweet
Purple
Native
Chinese

Verb

Contain

Wiktionary

DIOSCOREA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Discoreaceae — tropical and warm temperate flowering plants, including yams.

Dictionary definition

DIOSCOREA, noun. Yams.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

C. S. Lewis