What does "sweet potato" mean?

A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber.

What is a synonym for "sweet potato"?

Common synonyms include: aulos, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bombard, camote.

Pronounced //ˈswiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊ//.

/ˈswiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ noun

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Noun

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A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber. countable, uncountable
2
egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes wordnet
3
The tuber of this plant cooked as a vegetable. countable, uncountable
"The sweet potato is the article referred to as potato by Shakespeare and other English writers, previous to the middle of the seventeenth century."
4
the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States wordnet
5
An ocarina. countable, uncountable

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pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh wordnet

"The sweet potato is the article referred to as potato by Shakespeare and other English writers, previous to the middle of the seventeenth century."