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Yam, any of several species of the genus Dioscorea( family Dioscoreaceae) grown for their edible tubers. According to the late naturalist George A. Seaman, “The old people said that May spelled backwards gave us yam, and that this lovely month was the time to plant this starchy root, since it matured below the ground.” (Photo by Olasee Davis)

Yam plant, Olasee Davis

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