sweet potato

sweet po·ta·to

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Definitions of sweet potato words

noun sweet potato a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots. 1
noun sweet potato the root itself, used as a vegetable. 1
noun sweet potato Informal. ocarina. 1
noun sweet potato root vegetable 1
variable noun sweet potato Sweet potatoes are vegetables that look like large ordinary potatoes but taste sweet. They have pinkish-brown skins and yellow flesh. 0
noun sweet potato a convolvulaceous twining plant, Ipomoea batatas, of tropical America, cultivated in the tropics for its edible fleshy yellow root 0

before 1740

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An Americanism dating back to 1740-50

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