New potato
Yam and new potato are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yam" instead a noun phrase "New potato".
Yam
Yam noun - Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots.
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Yam and New potato. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/new_potato/yam
New potato & Yam. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/new_potato/yam>.
Yam or New potato. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/new_potato/yam.
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