vitoon edible wild yam with long tubers

Part of Speech	n3
Variant Form(s)	viton

• • edible wild yam with long tubers
  • • food & drink
    • plants

  Scientific Name

  dioscorea species

  • • Example 9392:
      

      O vitoon na mataa nana tea kovata bara tea nahu. Vitoon a tabaan a mataa.

      Wild yams are good for roasting and cooking in a pot. Wild yams are good food.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 858

    • Example 9393:
      

      Neba nio vitoon en rau ore abe teo nosui vaa rau.

      Plant the wild yams there so that they creep onto the big tree there.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 388

Related entries

• See also:
  • voi¹ yam