Sweet Potato Vine (Noun)
Meaning
Pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sweet potato vine sprawls across the ground in gardens around the world, hiding beneath its lush leaves a delicious starchy secret.
- Ornamental varieties of sweet potato vine have been developed with beautiful leaf colors and shapes, while retaining the nutritious tubers of their edible cousins.
- Farmers in tropical regions rely on the hardiness and high yield of sweet potato vine, making it an important crop in many communities.
- As the season progresses the sweet potato vine becomes more aggressive, overgrowing any available supports and crawling out into surrounding areas.
- Home gardeners often try to contain the sweet potato vine in designated growing areas to prevent it from spreading too far into the yard.