Yam vs. Tapioca

Yamnoun

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

Tapiocanoun

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

Yamnoun

The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

Tapiocanoun

A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava.

Yamnoun

(US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.

Tapiocanoun

granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

Yamnoun

(Scotland) Potato.

Tapioca

Tapioca (; Portuguese: [tapiˈɔkɐ]) is a starch extracted from the storage roots of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the north and central-west regions of Brazil, but whose use is now spread throughout South America. The plant was brought by the Portuguese to much of West Indies, Africa and Asia.

Yamnoun

(NZ) A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.

Yamnoun

Taro.

Yamnoun

An orange-brown colour, like that of yam.

Yamnoun

A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is Dioscorea sativa, but several others are cultivated.

Yamnoun

Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.

Yamnoun

edible tuber of any of several yams

Yamnoun

any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

Yamnoun

sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked

Yamnoun

edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food