Indian potato

/ˌɪndiən pəˌteɪdoʊ/

Other forms: Indian potatoes

Definitions of Indian potato

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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