| Subject | English | Spanish |
| gen. | A yam is also called a sweet potato | Una mermelada es también llamada una "patata dulce" |
| bot. | airpotato yam | papa de aire Dioscorea bulbifera |
| bot., Venezuel. | airpotato yam | ñame para Dioscorea bulbifera |
| bot. | airpotato yam | ñame de mata Dioscorea bulbifera |
| bot. | airpotato yam | batata de aire Dioscorea bulbifera |
| bot. | attoto yam | congo amarillo Dioscorea cayenensis |
| bot. | attoto yam | guinea amarillo Dioscorea cayenensis |
| bot. | attoto yam | ñame amarillo Dioscorea cayenensis |
| textile | bicomponent staple spun yam | hilo de fibras bicompuestas |
| nat.sc., agric. | Chinese yam | ñame chino (Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea polystachya) |
| bot. | Chinese yam | ñame de la China Dioscorea esculenta |
| bot. | Chinese yam | batata de China Dioscorea esculenta |
| nat.sc., agric. | Chinese yam | ñame (Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea polystachya) |
| nat.sc., agric. | Chinese yam | batata de China (Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea polystachya) |
| bot. | Chinese yam | ñame papa Dioscorea esculenta |
| textile | combed yam | hilo peinado |
| textile | darning yam | hilo de zurcir |
| textile | foam yam | hilo de espuma |
| nat.sc., agric. | greater yam | ñame de agua (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | greater yam | ñame grande (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | greater yam | ñame blanco (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | guinea yam | guinea blanco (Dioscorea rotundata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | guinea yam | ñame portugués (Dioscorea rotundata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | guinea yam | ñame blanco (Dioscorea rotundata) |
| bot. | guinea yam | guinea blanco Dioscorea rotundata |
| bot. | guinea yam | ñame blanco Dioscorea rotundata |
| textile | HB yam | hilado a alto volumen |
| bot. | new coco-yam | cocoyam Xanthosoma saggittifolium |
| bot. | new coco-yam | tiquisque Xanthosoma saggittifolium |
| bot. | new coco-yam | rascadera Xanthosoma saggittifolium |
| life.sc., agric. | new coco-yam | cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) |
| bot. | new coco-yam | yautí Xanthosoma saggittifolium |
| bot. | new coco-yam | yautia Xanthosoma saggittifolium |
| bot. | old coco-yam | malanga Colocasia esculenta |
| bot. | old coco-yam | ñame Colocasia esculenta |
| bot., Cuba | old coco-yam | malanga isleña Colocasia esculenta |
| bot., Arg. | old coco-yam | taró Colocasia esculenta |
| bot. | old coco-yam | colocasia Colocasia esculenta |
| bot., Cuba | water yam | ñame peludo Dioscorea alata |
| bot., puert. | water yam | ñame de mina Dioscorea alata |
| bot., mexic. | water yam | ñangate Dioscorea alata |
| bot. | water yam | iname Dioscorea alata |
| nat.sc., agric. | water yam | ñame blanco (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | water yam | ñame grande (Dioscorea alata) |
| agric. | water yam | ñame de agua (Dioscorea alata) |
| bot. | water yam | ñame de agua Dioscorea alata |
| nat.sc., agric. | white yam | ñame grande (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | white yam | ñame blanco (Dioscorea alata) |
| agric. | white yam | ñame de agua (Dioscorea alata) |
| bot. | winged yam | iname Dioscorea alata |
| bot., puert. | winged yam | ñame de mina Dioscorea alata |
| bot., mexic. | winged yam | ñangate Dioscorea alata |
| bot., Cuba | winged yam | ñame peludo Dioscorea alata |
| bot. | winged yam | ñame de agua Dioscorea alata |
| agric. | yam bean | fríjol ñame (Pachyrrhizus) |
| nat.sc., agric. | yam bean | jiquima (Pachyrhyzus erosus) |
| nat.sc., agric. | yam bean | jicama (Pachyrhyzus erosus) |
| agric. | yam bean | jiquima dulce (Pachyrrhizus) |
| agric. | yam bean | fríjol chuncho (Pachyrrhizus) |
| bot. | yam bean | jíquima Pachyrhizus erosus, Pachyrxhizus angulatus |
| agric. | yam bean | judía batata (Pachyrrhizus) |
| bot. | yam bean | jícama Pachyrhizus erosus, Pachyrxhizus angulatus |
| nat.sc., agric. | yam family | Dioscoráceas (Dioscoreaceae) |
| bot. | yam family | dioscoreáceas Dioscoreaceae |
