Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

japanese mountain yam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: japane-se -moun-tain yam
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese species of yam, Dioscorea japonica

noun

Another species of yam, Dioscorea polystachya, which is sometimes referred to as a mountain yam in China.

Inflected Forms

Japanese mountain yams (plural)

Synonyms

yamaimo

Questions

What does japanese mountain yam mean?: A Japanese species of yam, Dioscorea japonica

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