English noun: sweet potato | |||
| 1. | sweet potato (plant) pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh | ||
| Synonyms | Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato vine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | morning glory | ||
| Part holonym | sweet 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 meronym | Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato, sweet potato vine | ||
| 3. | sweet potato (artifact) egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes | ||
| Synonyms | ocarina | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wind, wind instrument | ||