Plant-Name Dictionary
Wild Yam — names in 9 European languages
Dioscorea villosa
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| English English | Wild Yam Chinaroot, Colic root, four-leaved yam, wild yam root, Yam Root, Yellow Yam |
| Suomi Finnish | virginianjamssi |
| Français French | igname velue dioscorée velue |
| Deutsch German | wilde Yamswurzel |
| Polski Polish | pochrzyn włochaty |
| Slovenčina Slovak | dioskorea huňatá |
| Español Spanish | Ñame silvestre |
| Svenska Swedish | läkejams |
| Русский Russian | Диоскорея мохнатая |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.