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单词 sweet potato
释义

sweet potato

noun

1
: a tropical vine (Ipomoea batatas) of the morning-glory family that is often grown for its edible tuberous root or for its ornamental variously shaped green to purple leaves and usually white to pinkish funnel-shaped flowers with pink to purple centers
also : the large thick sweet and nutritious tuberous root of the sweet potato that has beige, yellow, orange, red, or purple flesh and is cooked and eaten as a vegetable compare yam sense 2
2
: ocarina

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Mailboxes are snuggled in front of a Griggs Farm checkout window with sweet potato vines trailing down along the sides. Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Brooks is also famous for its pecan, coconut, apple and sweet potato pies, all of which are made from old family recipes. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 23 June 2021 Regular or sweet potato fingerlings are showcased in Roasted Fingerling Sweet Potatoes With Garam Masala Butter. Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021 Coated in sweet potato flour then double-fried to add crunch and lock in moisture, this street food is easy to eat while wandering through the island's famous night markets. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Pup Cups are a human-grade sweet treat made with coconut ice cream with apples, carrots, and a sweet potato swirl. Destiny Johnson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 Some of the standout menu items include the vegan BLT burger, cauliflower tacos and sweet potato chili. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Yields 2 cups rice, 2 1/2 cups sweet potato mixture, + 1 1/2 cups bean mixture. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 The tools, which unite the expertise of social scientists, gender experts and breeders, have been piloted in Uganda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe to set priorities for the development of new lines of sweet potato, cassava and beans. Vivian Polar, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sweet potato

noun

: the large sweet edible root of a tropical vine that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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