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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Along with stunning views, the restaurant also features local influences including an Antiguan Lambi & Seafood Curry with conch (a celebrated ingredient throughout the Caribbean), shrimp, scallops, squid, sweet potato, and tomato.
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Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Community must be nurtured and sometimes nourished over a plate of sweet potato sliders on your favorite Anthropologie terracotta plates.
—Essence, 20 May 2025
This one threw me at first—who wants a sweet potato salad?
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
To make your sweet potato a breakfast-friendly option, stuff it with a 4-ounce scoop of cottage cheese for 12 grams of protein and finish with a drizzle of maple syrup.8
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—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 6 May 2025
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Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Community must be nurtured and sometimes nourished over a plate of sweet potato sliders on your favorite Anthropologie terracotta plates.
—Essence, 20 May 2025
This one threw me at first—who wants a sweet potato salad?
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
To make your sweet potato a breakfast-friendly option, stuff it with a 4-ounce scoop of cottage cheese for 12 grams of protein and finish with a drizzle of maple syrup.8
16.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweet potato
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“Sweet potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20potato. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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