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sweet potato

sweet potato

 
pronunciation:
swit p teI to
part of speech: noun
inflections: sweet potatoes
definition: an orange plant root that is eaten as a vegetable. A sweet potato looks like an orange potato, but the two plants are not closely related. Sweet potatoes usually have a sweet taste when they are cooked.
We always have sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving.