genus tamus

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	plant genus,
definition	:	a genus of plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	black bindweed, black bryony, tamus communis,
definition	:	common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	dioscoreaceae, family dioscoreaceae, yam family,
definition	:	yams (noun.plant)