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SWEET POTATO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
Synonyms:
ocarina; sweet potato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sweet potato" is a kind of...):
wind; wind instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sweet potato" is a kind of...):
root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweet potato"):
yam (sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked)
Holonyms ("sweet potato" is a part of...):
Ipomoea batatas; sweet potato; sweet potato vine (pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh)
Sense 3
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:
Hypernyms ("sweet potato" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
Meronyms (parts of "sweet potato"):
sweet potato (the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States)
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