IPOMOEA BATATAS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ipomoea batatas mean? • IPOMOEA BATATAS (noun)
The noun IPOMOEA BATATAS has 1 sense:
1. pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
Familiarity information: IPOMOEA BATATAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IPOMOEA BATATAS (noun)
Meaning:
Pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ipomoea batatas; sweet potato; sweet potato vine
Hypernyms ("Ipomoea batatas" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
Meronyms (parts of "Ipomoea batatas"):
sweet potato (the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States)
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