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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sweet potato, sweet potato vine, Ipomoea batatasnoun

    pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh

  2. sweet potatonoun

    the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States

  3. ocarina, sweet potatonoun

    egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

Wiktionary

  1. sweet potatonoun

    A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber.

  2. sweet potatonoun

    The tuber of this plant cooked as a vegetable.

  3. sweet potatonoun

    A yam; a tuber from the genus Dioscorea.

Wikipedia

  1. Sweet potato

    The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh and skin of various colors. Sweet potato is only distantly related to the common potato (Solanum tuberosum), both being in the order Solanales. Although darker sweet potatoes are often referred to as "yams" in parts of North America, the species is not a true yam, which are monocots in the order Dioscoreales.Sweet potato is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally (e.g., I. aquatica "kangkong"), but many are poisonous. The genus Ipomoea that contains the sweet potato also includes several garden flowers called morning glories, though that term is not usually extended to I. batatas. Some cultivars of I. batatas are grown as ornamental plants under the name tuberous morning glory, and used in a horticultural context.

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  1. sweet potato

    A sweet potato is a starchy root vegetable that originates from Central or South America. Its tuberous roots can have skin colors ranging from yellow, orange, red, brown, or purple, while the flesh within can also range in colors (which include white, yellow, orange, and even purple). The taste is often sweet, giving the vegetable its name. Sweet potatoes are a rich source of fiber and contain several essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, potassium, and beta-carotene. They are often consumed boiled, baked, or fried, and can be used in a variety of dishes from savory to desserts.

Wikidata

  1. Sweet potato

    The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally, but many are actually poisonous. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato and does not belong to the nightshade family. The genus Ipomoea that contains the sweet potato also includes several garden flowers called morning glories, though that term is not usually extended to Ipomoea batatas. Some cultivars of Ipomoea batatas are grown as ornamental plants; the name "tuberous morning glory" may be used in a horticultural context. The plant is a herbaceous perennial vine, bearing alternate heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves and medium-sized sympetalous flowers. The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose color ranges between yellow, orange, red, brown, purple, and beige. Its flesh ranges from beige through white, red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, and purple. Sweet potato varieties with white or pale yellow flesh are less sweet and moist than those with red, pink or orange flesh.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweet potato in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweet potato in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sweet potato in a Sentence

  1. Tamara Duker Freuman:

    A salad with grilled chicken is fine, but try adding a baked sweet potato, a heaping scoop of chickpeas or even a thick, hearty lentil soup.

  2. Jasmine Myers:

    It wasn't just sweet potato pies, but it was the feature, if you will, that was the highlight and everyone went home with their own.

  3. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi:

    I love pie, sweet potato is my favorite, with pumpkin being a close second this time of year.

  4. Johnny Wowk:

    The only healthy potato is a steamed organic sweet potato -Johnny Wowk AKA Johnny The Walker

  5. Jane Houlihan:

    As a parent, you don't know what you're picking up out of the produce bin, is it elevated because of the cultivar -- the particular type of sweet potato or carrot ? Or is it elevated because it's grown in an area where the soil has naturally high levels of lead ? Answering these questions will be the responsibility of government regulators and industry, Houlihan said. The FDA has a Closer to Zero campaign, for example, which could take on the issue.CNN has reached out to The FDA for comment but hasn't yet received a response.


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