yampee

yampee
/yam"pee/, n.
a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. Also called cush-cush.
[1790-1800; perh. ult. of West African orig.; cf. Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) dzambi wild yam]

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