释义 |
sweet potato noun 1. a. : a tropical vine (Ipomoea batatas) widely cultivated in warm regions and in the United States as far north as New Jersey that is related to the morning glory and has variously shaped leaves and purplish flowers b. : the large, thick, sweet and farinaceous tuberous root of the sweet potato vine that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable — compare yam 2. : ocarina |