Meanings
nounair potato (plural air potatoes)
plural air potatoes
- A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.
Synonyms: aerial potato, cheeky yam, air yam, bitter yam, potato yam
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounyam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
Similar
Dioscorea bulbifera
Broader
yamyam plant
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Japanese 苦何首烏
- 苦何首烏 (niga-kashuu)Dioscorea bulbifera
Tagalog ube-ubihan
- ube-ubihanDioscorea bulbifera
Cite this entry
APA
air potato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20potato
MLA
“air potato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20potato. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air potato,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20potato.
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