Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dioscorea persimilis: A type of edible tuber from a climbing plant belonging to the yam family (Dioscoreaceae), commonly found in forests and mountainous regions of Vietnam.
   • Edible tuber: The starchy root of this plant, traditionally used as a food source and in herbal medicine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người dân tộc thường đào củ mài để ăn. (Ethnic minority people often dig for củ mài to eat.)
  • Củ mài có thể được phơi khô và nghiền thành bột. (Củ mài can be dried and ground into flour.)

Advanced Usage

• In traditional medicine: is sometimes used in herbal remedies for its perceived health benefits.
  • Ông lang dùng củ mài trong một số bài thuốc bổ. (The herbalist uses củ mài in some tonic remedies.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoai mài: A less common regional name for the same or similar tuber.
• Củ từ: A general term for yam, which is a related but different tuber.
• Dioscorea: The scientific genus name for yams, which includes .

Synonyms

• Wild yam: A common English translation, emphasizing its nature as a foraged tuber.
• Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya): A closely related species, sometimes conflated with .

Related Phrases

• Đi tìm củ mài: To go foraging for .
  • Hôm nay chúng tôi vào rừng đi tìm củ mài. (Today we went into the forest to forage for củ mài.)