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- noun Jamaica A variety of
yam , scientific name Dioscorea trifida, smaller than a regular yam.
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Examples
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Tainos natives -- think nispero (a pulpy oval fruit) and yampee (an edible tuber) -- with
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Tainos natives -- think nispero (a pulpy oval fruit) and yampee (an edible tuber) -- with
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