TAMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tamus mean? 

• TAMUS (noun)
  The noun TAMUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TAMUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Tamus; Tamus

Hypernyms ("Tamus" is a kind of...):

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "Tamus"):

black bindweed; black bryony; Tamus communis (common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries)

Holonyms ("Tamus" is a member of...):

Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae; yam family (yams)