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yam

Summary

yam has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • yam is a type of root vegetable[2].
  • yam's Commons category is recorded as Yam[3].
  • yam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yams (vegetable)[4].
  • yam's Commons gallery is recorded as Yam[5].
  • yam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • yam's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[7].
  • yam's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[8].
  • yam's partially coincident with is recorded as Q136437722[9].
  • yam's partially coincident with is recorded as Q136437725[10].
  • yam's natural product of taxon is recorded as Dioscorea[11].
  • yam's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[12].

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Definition and Type

yam is a type of root vegetable[2].

Why It Matters

yam has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] yam is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → root vegetable
    Topic's main category → Category:Yams (vegetable)
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4926628
    Partially coincident with → Q136437722, Q136437725
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260984|batch #260984]]"
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