potato bean
potato bean · potato beans
The groundnutThe groundnut.
Meaning
2 sensesThe groundnut.
(obsolete, rare)A tuberous excrescence at the base of a potato stem.
More definitions
- nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
- twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
- a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Forms
plural: potato beans| Singular | potato bean |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans:groundnutwild bean
- twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots:yam beanPachyrhizus tuberosus
- a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans:groundnutgroundnut vineIndian potatowild beanApios americanaApios tuberosa