wild yam

1. 1.

   having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders

   SynonymsDioscorea paniculata

   Broadervine

   Part ofDioscorea

Questions about wild yam

What does wild yam mean?

wild yam means "having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders".

What is another word for wild yam?

Close synonyms include Dioscorea paniculata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wild yam a common word?

wild yam is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.