What does "hopniss" mean?

Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.

Hopniss

Q: What is a synonym for "hopniss"?

Common synonyms include: american groundnut, groundnut, hodoimo, indian potato, indian potato, potato bean.

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Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.
"You have to cook hopniss tubers—they are inedible and potentially toxic raw. They are great boiled, roasted, or fried."

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american groundnut groundnut hodoimo indian potato indian potato potato bean

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"You have to cook hopniss tubers—they are inedible and potentially toxic raw. They are great boiled, roasted, or fried."

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami hopënis (/hopənis/ (which has now shifted to meaning "potato"), compare Munsee óhpən, ohpën (“potato”)), possibly via Colonial Swedish. Compare katniss.

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