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sweet potato Definition

☆ sweet potato

noun

  1. a tropical, trailing plant (Ipomoea batatas) of the morning-glory family, with purplish flowers and a fleshy, brownish, tuberlike root used as a vegetable
  2. its root
  3. Informal ocarina

sweet potato Synonyms

sweet potato

n.

batata (Haitian), patata (Spanish), Ipomoea batatas (Latin), potato, potato vine, yam; see also food, vegetable.

sweet potato Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • roast: Roasted sweet potato and butternut squash are also in demand, either as stand alone ingredients or in vegetable mixes.
  • mash: Serve with mashed sweet potatoes and green beans, if desired.
  • use: Or try using sweet potatoes instead of ordinary potatoes for your mash.
  • eat: At about the same time as I grew my first teeth I started eating sweet potatoes, in large quantities!
  • try: We tried some sweet potato on Babycake today but he didn't seem to like it very much.
  • remove: Remove sweet potatoes from grill; sprinkle with salt.

Adjective modifier

  • fried: Another huge lunch appears, with fresh fruit juice, fried sweet potato, chicken and lots of different fruit and vegetables.