cush-cush

cush-cush |ˈko͝oSH ˌko͝oSH ˈkʊʃ ˌkʊʃ |(also cush-cush yam ) ▶noun a tropical American yam that produces a number of tubers on each plant. Also called yampee. [Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae. ] • the edible tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: perhaps ultimately of African origin.

cush-cush

cush-cush |ˈkʊʃkʊʃ |(also cush-cush yam ) ▶noun a tropical American yam which produces a number of tubers on each plant. ●Dioscorea trifida, family Dioscoreaceae. • [ mass noun ] the edible tuber of the cush-cush, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: perhaps ultimately of African origin.