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Definition of Dioscorea trifida
1. Noun. Tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dioscorea Trifida
Literary usage of Dioscorea trifida
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von ( Mueller (1884)
"dioscorea trifida, Linn£ fil. Central America. One of the Yams there cultivated.
Various other tuberous Dioscorea occur in tropical countries, ..."
2. Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to by Richard R. Wilk (2006)
"Yampa is a species of yam (dioscorea trifida) also called cush-cush, popular in
the Caribbean but little known elsewhere. It has a fine texture and a ..."