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    INDIAN POTATO

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous rootsplay

    Synonyms:

    giant sunflower; Helianthus giganteus; Indian potato; tall sunflower

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Indian potato" is a kind of...):

    helianthus; sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americansplay

    Synonyms:

    Apios americana; Apios tuberosa; groundnut; groundnut vine; Indian potato; potato bean; wild bean

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Indian potato" is a kind of...):

    vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

    Meronyms (parts of "Indian potato"):

    groundnut; potato bean; wild bean (nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans)

    Holonyms ("Indian potato" is a member of...):

    Apios; genus Apios (twining perennial North American plants)

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