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ID	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03413396 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03413396 Loading
Preferred name	yam plant
Synonyms	Dioscorea L.
Definitions	Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and subtropical world regions. The tubers themselves are also called "yams", having numerous cultivars. In parts of the United States and Canada, "yam" is sometimes used to refer to varieties of the completely unrelated sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)]

obo_purl:IAO_0000412	http://langual.org
oboinowl_gen:hasSynonym	dioscoreaceae dioscorea spp.
oboinowl_gen:hasDbXref	CCPR: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?300191 http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B3396 http://eol.org/pages/8214
obo_purl:IAO_0000115	Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and subtropical world regions. The tubers themselves are also called "yams", having numerous cultivars. In parts of the United States and Canada, "yam" is sometimes used to refer to varieties of the completely unrelated sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)]
obo_purl:IAO_0000114	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000428
obo_purl:IAO_0000118	Dioscorea L.
rdf:type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
rdfs:label	yam plant
rdfs:subClassOf	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411018
oboinowl_gen:hasNarrowSynonym	Dioscorea L.

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