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Dioscorea

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Translingual

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Dioscorea villosa

Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek after Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης (Pedánios Dioskourídēs, Dioscorides)

Proper noun

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Dioscorea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dioscoreaceae – tropical and warm temperate flowering plants, including yams.

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