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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 46% | 14 | This starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable is often called a yam, even though it is not a true yam. | |
3 | 41% | 4 | A corm or tuber of taro; or, another word for taro itself | |
Yam Or Taro Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TUBER" which means:
- noun
- • A fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
- • Type genus of the tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
An example sentence would be:
- • "Potatoes are a type of tuber that grows underground."
- • "Yams are a starchy tropical tuber."
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New York Times08 Jul 2009 | Across 60 | |
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