Yam
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Yam or YAM may refer to:
- Yam (vegetable)Yam (vegetable)Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania...
, common name for members of Dioscorea - Sweet potatoSweet potatoThe sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...
, specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often marketed as 'yams' in North America and as 'kumara' in New Zealand - Yam (god)Yam (god)Yam, from the Canaanite word Yam, meaning "Sea", also written "Yaw", is one name of the Ugaritic god of Rivers and Sea. Also titled Judge Nahar , he is also one of the 'ilhm or sons of El, the name given to the Levantine pantheon...
, a Levantine deity not to be confused with YamaYamaYama , also known as Yamarāja in India and Nepal, Shinje in Tibet, Yanluowang or simply Yan in China, Yeomla Daewang in South Korea and Enma Dai-Ō in Japan, is the lord of death, in Hinduism and then adopted into Buddhism and then further into Chinese mythology and Japanese mythology. First...
Hindu God. - Yam (route)Yam (route)Yam is a supply point route messenger system employed and extensively used and expanded by Genghis Khan and used by subsequent Great Khans and Khans.Relay stations were used to give food, shelter and spare horses for Mongol armies messengers...
, a Mongolian supply point system - YAM (Yet Another Mailer)YAM (Yet Another Mailer)YAM is a MIME-compliant e-mail client written for AmigaOS based computers. It supports multi-POP3, APOP, SMTP, TLSv1/SSLv3, multiple users, PGP, unlimited hierarchical folders, filters, a configurable GUI and an ARexx interface and many other features which are common for Mail User Agents ...
, a MIME-compliant e-mail client written for AmigaOS based computers - Yam, CaliforniaYam, CaliforniaYam is a former settlement in Merced County, California. It was located southeast of Winton.A post office operated at Yam from 1911 to 1912, when service was moved to Winton. The name comes from the abundance of yams being grown in the area.-References:...
, a former settlement in Merced County - Yam Island (Queensland), an island in the Torres Strait
- Sault Ste. Marie AirportSault Ste. Marie AirportSault Ste. Marie Airport, , is an international airport located west-southwest of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada at the far eastern end of Lake Superior and the beginning of the St. Mary's River.-History:...
, from its IATA airport code - Yam, a salad in Thai cuisine
- A name for ocaOcaOxalis tuberosa is an herbaceous perennial plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as oca, oka, or New Zealand Yam. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable...
used in New Zealand and Polynesia - JícamaJícamaPachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as Jícama , Yam, and Mexican Turnip, is the name of a native Mexican vine, although the name most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. Jícama is one species in the genus Pachyrhizus. Plants in this genus are commonly referred to as yam bean,...
, Mexican tuberous root also known as yam or Mexican turnip - Yam, a given nameGiven nameA given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in biblical times - Yam, a Hebrew word for sea