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sweet potato vine

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Noun1.sweet potato vine - pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange fleshsweet potato vine - pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
sweet potato - the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States
morning glory - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day


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