Apios (Noun)
Meaning
Twining perennial North American plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden featured a beautiful apios, also known as groundnut, that wrapped itself around the wooden trellis.
- Apios is a twining perennial native to eastern North America that grows along rivers and streams.
- Wild apios, or Indian potato, can be identified by its dark brown seed pods and yellow flowers.
- In North America, the apios is considered an important edible plant by some foragers.
- Groundnut or apios can grow up to six feet in height with an intricate mass of dark green foliage.