Concept information
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Created: 2007-04-20T00:00:00Z
skos:notation: 8478
DEFINITION
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Yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae, Monocotyledons) are a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries. They also provide pharmacologically active compounds in traditional medicine and for the pharmaceutical industry. Yams are harvested every season and replanted using tuber pieces to regenerate the plant. (en)
BROADER CONCEPT
- سبزیجات (fa)
NARROWER CONCEPTS
- cush-cush yam (en)
- five-leaved yam (en)
- Japanese yam (en)
- Pacific yam (en)
- یام تلخ آسیایی (fa)
- یام چینی (fa)
- یام کوچک (fa)
- یام گینهای سفید (fa)
- يام بزرگ (fa)
- يام تلخ آفريقايي (fa)
- يام زرد (fa)
- يام هوايي (fa)
SCOPE NOTE
- منحصر به گونههای دیوسکورئا. (fa)
IS PRODUCED BY
- دیوسکورئا (fa)
IS SOURCE OF
- آرد يام (fa)
IS USED AS
- سبزیجات ریشهای (fa)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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Arabic
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Chinese
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Czech
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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jamgyökér
Created: 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z
skos:notation: 10219
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Japanese
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Lao
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Norwegian Bokmål
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URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8478
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