1 yamp | Definition of yamp

yamp

noun
\ ˈyamp\
variants: or yampa or less commonly yampah \ -​mpə \
plural -s

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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