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Yam or YAM may refer to:
Plants/ foods
Yam (vegetable) , common name for members of Dioscorea
Taro , known in Malaysia and Singapore as yam
Sweet potato , specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North America
Yam, a salad in
Thai cuisine
Oxalis tuberosa , referred to as yams in New Zealand and Polynesia
Pachyrhizus erosus , called jícama, Mexican yam bean, or Mexican turnip, a tuberous root
Konjac , Amorphophallus konjac
Geography
Yam, see
Tavastians , old Russian and Ukrainian name for Häme, the tribe of western Finns
Yam fortress , demolished Russian fortress in the modern town of Kingisepp, Russia
Piyam , known also as Yam, a village in Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Yam, Alexandrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast , a village in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Yam, North Khorasan , a village in Faruj County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
Yam, Razavi Khorasan , a village in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Yam, Tehran , a village in Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran
Yam Rural District , in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Yam Island (Queensland) , an island in the Torres Strait
Yam-Alin , a mountain range in far North-eastern Russia
Sault Ste. Marie Airport , from its IATA airport code
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Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term