wild yam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld yam]
- /waɪld yæm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld yam]
- /waɪld yæm/

Definition of wild yam words

noun wild yam any of several uncultivated yams, especially Dioscorea villosa, of the U.S., having a woody, tuberous root. 1

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Origin of wild yam

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Wild yam

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wild yam popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wild yam usage trend in Literature

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