Wild potato Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
Solanum jamesii.
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(Bot.) (a) A vine (Ipomoea pandurata ) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States.(b) A similar tropical American plant (I. fastigiata ) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato.
