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Indian potato

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Indian potato

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n
a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
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n
very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Indian potato
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n a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans

Synonyms:
Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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n very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots

Synonyms:
Helianthus giganteus, giant sunflower, tall sunflower
Type of:
helianthus, sunflower
any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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