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What is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea?

Yam

Where are yams cultivated for consumption?

Temperate and tropical regions, especially in West Africa, South America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Oceania

Which continents independently domesticated yams?

Africa, Asia, and the Americas

From which languages did the name 'yam' derive?

Portuguese and Canarian Spanish Signup and view all the answers

What does the name 'yam' commonly refer to in Portuguese?

Taro plant (Colocasia esculenta) Signup and view all the answers

What is the genus of plant species that yams belong to?

Dioscorea Signup and view all the answers

In which regions are yams cultivated for consumption?

West Africa, South America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Oceania Signup and view all the answers

Which continents independently domesticated yams?

Africa, Asia, and the Americas Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymology of the name 'yam'?

Derived from Portuguese inhame or Canarian Spanish ñame, which derived from West African languages during trade Signup and view all the answers

What does the name 'yam' commonly refer to in Portuguese?

The taro plant (Colocasia esculenta) from the genus Colocasia Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea?

Where are yams cultivated for consumption?

Which continents independently domesticated yams?

From which languages did the name 'yam' derive?

What does the name 'yam' commonly refer to in Portuguese?

What is the genus of plant species that yams belong to?

In which regions are yams cultivated for consumption?

Which continents independently domesticated yams?

What is the etymology of the name 'yam'?

What does the name 'yam' commonly refer to in Portuguese?

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