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English noun: potato bean

1. potato bean (plant) twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots


SynonymsPachyrhizus tuberosus, yam bean


Broader (hypernym)vine


Member meronymgenus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus

2. potato bean (plant) a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans


SynonymsApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymgroundnut, potato bean, wild bean


Member meronymApios, genus Apios

3. potato bean (food) nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans


Synonymsgroundnut, wild bean


Broader (hypernym)tuber


Part meronymApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean









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