potato bean

noun

The groundnut.

Similar
yam beanPachyrhizus tuberosusgroundnutgroundnut vineIndian potatowild beanApios americanaApios tuberosa

Meanings

nounpotato bean (plural potato beans)

plural potato beans

  1. obsoleterareA tuberous excrescence at the base of a potato stem.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountwining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

Similar
yam beanPachyrhizus tuberosus
Broader

nouna North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans

Similar
groundnutgroundnut vineIndian potatowild beanApios americanaApios tuberosa
Broader

nounnutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

potato bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20bean

MLA

“potato bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potato bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20bean.

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