dioscorea [
,daiə'skəuriə]
[化] 毛山药根; 野薯蓣
dioscorea[ noun ]
yams
<noun.plant>
Dioscorea \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
Greek physician.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as {yams}.
See {Yam}.
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