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wild potato vine

DEFINITIONS OF: wild potato vine

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n tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato

Synonyms:
Ipomoea fastigiata, Ipomoea panurata, man-of-the-earth, manroot, scammonyroot, wild sweet potato vine
Type of:
morning glory
any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
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