water yam

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water yam (plural water yams)

  1. A plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis or Aponogeton fenestralis; formerly Ouvirandra fenestralis) whose leaves have little tissue between the veins.
  2. (Africa, Caribbean) The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.