The edible, usually oval tuberous root of the plant Ipomoea batatas (see sense 1b), with sweetish, orange or whitish flesh; later usually called s…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > sweet potato (15) potato1565 The edible, usually oval tuberous root of the plant Ipomoea batatas (see sense 1b), with sweetish, orange or whitish flesh; later usually called s… batata1577 A plant (Batatas edulis, family Convolvulaceæ) having an edible tuberous root, called also Spanish or Sweet Potato, a native of the West Indies… potato root1583 The tuber or plant of a potato or sweet potato. Now rare. Spanish potato1599 (a) the potato (potato, n. 2); (b) the sweet potato (potato, n. 1. red batata1696 sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas. Virginia potato1715 The plant Solanum tuberosum (family Solanaceae), a cultigen of South American origin, now grown commercially worldwide for its starchy underground… sweet potato1750 the edible tuber of a perennial vine, Ipomœa batatas, native to South America and widely cultivated elsewhere. yam1753 Applied to †(a) the mangrove, of which some species have an edible fruit; (b) varieties of the common potato (Solanum tuberosum), cultivated in… kumara1773 The sweet potato, Ipomæa batatas. boniato1800 A variety of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) developed in the Caribbean, having pink or purple skin and dry white flesh which is not as sweet as… camote1842 A name in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries for any one of several tuber-bearing plants, e.g. the sweet potato and yam. Carolina potato1848 the sweet potato (potato, n. 1a). Carolina1884 Applied to the Sweet Potato (see quot. 1884), and used in the names of various plants and animals, see Carolina ash, Carolina osprey, Carolina whiting… mickey1936 U.S. regional. Esp. in New York City: a potato or sweet potato, spec. one roasted outdoors over a fire. kau kau1937 In New Guinea, the sweet potato. |
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