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Indian potato
Indian potaton.1. a. Any of various North American plants that produce edible tubers, such as groundnut and spring beauty (Claytonia virginica).b. One of the starchy, edible tubers produced by these plants, traditionally eaten by Native American peoples.2. See wapato.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Indian potato - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native AmericansApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, wild bean, potato beangroundnut, wild bean, potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native AmericansApios, genus Apios - twining perennial North American plantsvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | 2. |  Indian potato - very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous rootsgiant sunflower, Helianthus giganteus, tall sunflowerhelianthus, sunflower - any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays |
indian potato
 groundnut groundnut(not the same as other plants called “groundnut”) A vine with edible beans and tuberous roots. red/brown/purple flowers. One of the most popular edible plant foods of North American indians. Very high in starch and protein (3x more than potatoes). Very popular steamed, roasted, boiled etc. Sometimes there are entire strings of potato-like bulges growing along a root or stem, like a beaded necklace.Indian potato
Synonyms for Indian potatonoun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubersSynonyms- Apios americana
- Apios tuberosa
- groundnut
- groundnut vine
- wild bean
- potato bean
Related Words- groundnut
- wild bean
- potato bean
- Apios
- genus Apios
- vine
noun very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous rootsSynonyms- giant sunflower
- Helianthus giganteus
- tall sunflower
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