sweet potato
noun
1
: a tropical vine (Ipomoea batatas) of the morning-glory family that is often grown for its edible tuberous root or for its ornamental variously shaped green to purple leaves and usually white to pinkish funnel-shaped flowers with pink to purple centers
also
: the large thick sweet and nutritious tuberous root of the sweet potato that has beige, yellow, orange, red, or purple flesh and is cooked and eaten as a vegetable compare yam sense 2
2
: ocarina
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While some days featured hearty fare like a sweet potato hash or rich tahini-cacao parfait, the flax bar and berry smoothie on days three and four were far from satisfying.
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The sweet potato pastry was a sugary, crunchy twist filled with custard cream.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
To eat, to hold over a fire, on top of my sweet potato casserole, in my hot chocolate and especially in my favorite perfumes.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
The ones that make the cut — Swedish turkey meatballs, kung pao sweet potato — have been approved by a board of medical professionals with a range of backgrounds, from clinical nutrition to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The sweet potato pastry was a sugary, crunchy twist filled with custard cream.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
To eat, to hold over a fire, on top of my sweet potato casserole, in my hot chocolate and especially in my favorite perfumes.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
The ones that make the cut — Swedish turkey meatballs, kung pao sweet potato — have been approved by a board of medical professionals with a range of backgrounds, from clinical nutrition to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Sweet potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20potato. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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