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What is kumara called in English?
Kumara, or sweet potatoes, may also be used.
Are yams and kumara the same thing?
Kumara is often referred to as a sweet potato, but it belongs to the morning glory (convolvulaceae) family, and not, like potato, to the nightshade one (solanaceae). And it is not a yam! (Yams belong to the lily or dioscoreaceae family.) The modern kumara plant is a climbing vine, with tubers.
Is there another word for sweet potato?
However, sweet potatoes are sometimes referred to as yams, particularly in the US, due to a resemblance and historical associations. Things called canned yams and candied yams are usually sweet potatoes.
Are yams and sweet potatoes the same?
That sweet, orange-colored root vegetable that you love so dearly is actually a sweetpotato. Yes, all so-called “yams” are in fact sweetpotatoes. Most people think that long, red-skinned sweetpotatoes are yams, but they really are just one of many varieties of sweetpotatoes.
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