Yam (vegetable) Yam (vegetable) Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus "Dioscorea" (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical world regions. The tubers themselves are also called "yams", having numerous cultivars and related species. In parts of the United States and Canada, "yam" is sometimes used to refer to varieties of the unrelated sweet potato ("Ipomoea batatas"). The name, yam, appears to derive from Portuguese "inhame" or Canarian (Spain) "ñame", which derived from West African languages during trade. The main
Desiree Gould 2013. She is licensed to sell property in New York and Florida, and serves as a member of The Real Estate Board of New York and The Long Island Board of Realtors. Desiree Gould Desiree Gould (born March 27, 1945) is an American theater, film and television actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her role in the 1983 slasher horror classic "Sleepaway Camp". Desiree Gould was born in New York City in 1945 to a Jewish mother and a Russian-Italian father. When she was young, she and her family relocated to Forest Hills in Queens, and later spent