Indian potato
Indian potato noun: apios americana (American potato-bean), a terrestrial plant native to eastern North America;.
Noun
Indian potato (plural Indian potatoes)
- Apios americana (American potato-bean), a terrestrial plant native to eastern North America;
- Orogenia spp. (now in Lomatium), a terrestrial plant native to western North America;
- Sagittaria latifolia (broadleaf arrowhead, duck potato), an aquatic plant native to North and South America.
Forms of Indian potato
| plural | Indian potatoes |
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Origin of Indian potato
From Indian + potato.
Questions about Indian potato
- What does Indian potato mean?
- Indian potato means apios americana (American potato-bean), a terrestrial plant native to eastern North America;.
- What part of speech is Indian potato?
- Indian potato is a noun.
- What is the plural of Indian potato?
- The plural of Indian potato is Indian potatoes.
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