IPOMOEA BATATAS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Ipomoea batatas; sweet potato; sweet potato vine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ipomoea batatas" is a kind of...):

morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)

Meronyms (parts of "Ipomoea batatas"):

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