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English noun: sweet potato

1. sweet potato (plant) pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh


SynonymsIpomoea batatas, sweet potato vine


Broader (hypernym)morning glory


Part holonymsweet potato

2. sweet potato (food) the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States


Broader (hypernym)root vegetable


Narrower (hyponym)yam


Part meronymIpomoea batatas, sweet potato, sweet potato vine

3. sweet potato (artifact) egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes


Synonymsocarina


Broader (hypernym)wind, wind instrument









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