1. a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes; [syn: Tamus, genus Tamus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Tamus
n 1: a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has
twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
[syn: Tamus, genus Tamus]