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noun
Any 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;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several kinds of North American plants with edible, starchy bulbs or other underground structures, such as mariposa lilies, groundnuts, etc., especially
Orogenia spp. (now in Lomatium), a terrestrial plant native to western North America;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several kinds of North American plants with edible, starchy bulbs or other underground structures, such as mariposa lilies, groundnuts, etc., especially
Sagittaria latifolia (broadleaf arrowhead, duck potato), an aquatic plant native to North and South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: giant sunflower, tall sunflower, Helianthus giganteus
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Broader terms: sunflower, helianthus
noun
a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: groundnut, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
History
From Indian + potato.
