Indian potato
Apios americana, a terrestrial plant native to eastern North AmericaAny of several kinds of North American plants with edible, starchy bulbs or other underground structures, such as mariposa lilies, groundnuts, etc., especially: Apios americana (American potato-bean), a terrestrial plant native to eastern North America;
Meaning
3 sensesAny of several kinds of North American plants with edible, starchy bulbs or other underground structures, such as mariposa lilies, groundnuts, etc., especially
Apios americana (American potato-bean), a terrestrial plant native to eastern North America;
a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Orogenia spp. (now in Lomatium), a terrestrial plant native to western North America;
Sagittaria latifolia (broadleaf arrowhead, duck potato), an aquatic plant native to North and South America.
Origin
From Indian + potato.From Indian + potato.
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Forms
plural: Indian potatoes| Singular | Indian potato |
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irregular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots:giant sunflowertall sunflowerHelianthus giganteus
- a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans:groundnutgroundnut vinepotato beanwild beanApios americanaApios tuberosa