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potato bean ThesaurusNoun | 1. | potato bean - twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible rootsPachyrhizus tuberosus, yam beangenus Pachyrhizus, Pachyrhizus - small genus of tropical vines having tuberous rootsvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | 2. | potato bean - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native AmericansApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild 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 | | 3. | potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americansgroundnut, wild beanApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato bean - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americanstuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage |
potato bean 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.potato bean
Synonyms for potato beannoun twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible rootsSynonyms- Pachyrhizus tuberosus
- yam bean
Related Words- genus Pachyrhizus
- Pachyrhizus
- vine
noun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubersSynonyms- Apios americana
- Apios tuberosa
- groundnut
- groundnut vine
- Indian potato
- wild bean
Related Words- groundnut
- wild bean
- potato bean
- Apios
- genus Apios
- vine
noun nutlike tuberSynonymsRelated Words- Apios americana
- Apios tuberosa
- groundnut
- groundnut vine
- Indian potato
- wild bean
- potato bean
- tuber
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