Meanings
nouncinnamon vine (plural cinnamon vines)
plural cinnamon vines
- Dioscorea polystachya, an East Asian vine with edible tubers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
Similar
Chinese yamDioscorea batata
Broader
yamyam plant
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
cinnamon vine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20vine
MLA
“cinnamon vine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20vine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinnamon vine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20vine.
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