SWEET POTATO


Meaning of SWEET POTATO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1750

1. : a tropical vine ( Ipomoea batatas ) of the morning-glory family with variously shaped leaves and purplish flowers ; also : its large thick sweet and nutritious tuberous root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable — compare yam 2

2. : ocarina

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.