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Definition of Dioscorea alata
1. Noun. Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dioscorea Alata
Literary usage of Dioscorea alata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origins of Invention: A Study of Industry Among Primitive Peoples by Otis Tufton Mason (1895)
"The uhi or yam (Dioscorea alata) was cultivated with much care. On the sides of
hills and banks terraces were formed of mixed rich earth and decayed leaves. ..."
2. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"Al l of them that I have seen cultivated may perhaps be included under the
Dioscorea alata of Encyclopedic, although I am persuaded that there are several ..."
3. Tropical Agriculture: A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, Commerce and by Peter Lund Simmonds (1889)
"The species chiefly preferred in the West Indies are the negro or red yam (Dioscorea
alata), the afou or Guinea yam (D. aculeata), the buck yam i(D. ..."
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