noun
Meaning 1
The groundnut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
potato bean
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noun
Meaning 2
A tuberous excrescence at the base of a potato stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
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noun
Meaning 3
nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groundnut, wild bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tuber
noun
Meaning 4
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
noun
Meaning 5
twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yam bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
History
Etymology
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