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Apios americana ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Apios americana - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native AmericansApios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato beangroundnut, wild bean, potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native AmericansApios, genus Apios - twining perennial North American plantsvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
apios americana groundnut groundnut(not the same as other plants called “groundnut”) A vine with edible beans and tuberous roots. red/brown/purple flowers. One of the most popular edible plant foods of North American indians. Very high in starch and protein (3x more than potatoes). Very popular steamed, roasted, boiled etc. Sometimes there are entire strings of potato-like bulges growing along a root or stem, like a beaded necklace.Apios americana
Synonyms for Apios americananoun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubersSynonyms- Apios tuberosa
- groundnut
- groundnut vine
- Indian potato
- wild bean
- potato bean
Related Words- groundnut
- wild bean
- potato bean
- Apios
- genus Apios
- vine
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