Dioscorea
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek after Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης (Pedánios Dioskourídēs, “Dioscorides”)
Proper noun
Dioscorea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dioscoreaceae – tropical and warm temperate flowering plants, including yams.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Dioscoreales - order; Dioscoreaceae - family
Hyponyms
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See also
- Ipomoea batatas (“sweet potato”)
Further reading
Dioscorea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dioscorea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dioscorea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dioscorea species names in many languages
