/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of white yam Find synonyms for: Noun1. white yam, water yam, Dioscorea alata, yam, yam plantusage: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white fleshWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language