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INDIAN POTATO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
Synonyms:
giant sunflower; Helianthus giganteus; Indian potato; tall sunflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indian potato" is a kind of...):
helianthus; sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Synonyms:
Apios americana; Apios tuberosa; groundnut; groundnut vine; Indian potato; potato bean; wild bean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Indian potato" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "Indian potato"):
groundnut; potato bean; wild bean (nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans)
Holonyms ("Indian potato" is a member of...):
Apios; genus Apios (twining perennial North American plants)
