n.山藥；番薯

The main crops are corn, millet, yam, naked oats, buckwheat, and other small grains. 主要農(nóng)作物為玉米、小米、山藥、莜麥、蕎麥和其他的小雜糧。

Two important aboriginal foods are the fruit of the cycad palm, and a large nutritious yam. 澳洲土著人有兩種重要的食物：一種是鐵樹目裸子類棕桐樹的果子，另一種是又大又有營養(yǎng)的山藥。

A true yam is a starchy edible root generally imported to the United States from the Caribbean. 真正的番薯是指一種可使用的淀粉質(zhì)根菜類食物，通常從加勒比海輸入美國。

Today the terms generally are used interchangeably , and the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that a label with the word yam be accompanied by the term sweet potato. 一般而言,今天這兩個詞被大家混用,美國農(nóng)業(yè)部要求商品標(biāo)簽上印有“番薯”字樣的產(chǎn)品也必須加上“甘薯”這個詞。