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Yam

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Yam or YAM may refer to:

Plants and foods

  • Yam (vegetable), common name for members of Dioscorea
  • Sweet potato, specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North America
  • Yam, a salad in Thai cuisine
  • Oxalis tuberosa, referred to as yams in New Zealand and Polynesia
  • Pachyrhizus erosus, called jícama, Mexican yam bean, or Mexican turnip, a tuberous root

Geography

  • Yam, see Tavastians, old Russian and Ukrainian name for Häme, the tribe of western Finns
  • Yam fortress, demolished Russian fortress in the modern town of Kingisepp, Russia
  • Piyam, known also as Yam, a village in Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Yam, North Khorasan, a village in Faruj County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Yam, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Yam, Tehran, a village in Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran
  • Yam Rural District, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Yam, California, a former settlement in Merced County
  • Yam Island (Queensland), an island in the Torres Strait
  • Sault Ste. Marie Airport, from its IATA airport code

Names

  • Ren (surname), spelled Yam or Yum in Cantonese
  • Lindile Yam (born 1960), Chief of the South African Army and lieutenant general
  • Yam Madar (born 2000), Israeli professional basketball player
  • Yam, son of Noah, son of Noah in Islamic tradition, who died by drowning in the flood
  • Yam Kaspers Anshel, Israeli woman who took part in Miss Universe

Other uses

See also

  • Yam yam (disambiguation)
  • Yama (disambiguation)
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