Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
yam .
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Examples
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Though commonly confused with the yam, what we know as yams are simply another variety of sweet potato.
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Willm and I write everything down, and they pay as they cansometimes in yams or yellow onions, a setting hen when the debt gets too high.
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Sweet potatoes are often called yams in the U.S. by the way.
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Many people confuse orange sweet potatoes with yams, but true yams are rarely found in the United States, so if that's where you're located, your so-called yams are probably sweet potatoes.
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What we, in New Zealand, call yams are not what people in other countries call yams ; they are also known as Oca.
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What we, in New Zealand, call yams are not what people in other countries call yams ; they are also known as Oca.
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In the States, I use sweet potato instead of pumpkin because the flavor of zucca barucca most closely approximates the orange-fleshed sweet potatoes sometimes called yams, more than the pumpkin available here.
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The underground stem thickens to produce one or more tubers called yams
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Note: The dark-red varieties of sweet potatoes commonly called yams are loaded with flavor and nutritional value, but some people avoid cooking them because they think it will take too long.
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+ One 2-pound 8-ounce can sweet potatoes (usually called yams) in syrup, drained
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