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yamp

[ ˈyamp]

yamp

noun

[ˈyamp]

variants: or yampa or less commonly yampah \ -mpə \

Definition of yamp

: either of two western North American plants of the genus Carum (C. gairdneri and C. kelloggii) with fleshy edible roots

— called also squawroot

— see indian potato — compare caraway

History and Etymology for yamp

of Shoshonean origin; akin to Shoshoni yampa yamp, Ute yampä

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