sweet potato
sweet potato
Definition
☆ sweet potato
noun
- a tropical, trailing plant (Ipomoea batatas) of the morning-glory family, with purplish flowers and a fleshy, brownish, tuberlike root used as a vegetable
- its root
- Informal ocarina
sweet potato
Synonyms
sweet potato
n.
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.
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