dioscorea alata dioscorea • dioscorea batata · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · dioscorea alata · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh. Synonyms: white yam, water yam, Dioscorea alata. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · white yam · · Synonym 1 water yam · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074