Definition of Apios americana

1. Noun. A North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans.

Exact synonyms: Apios Tuberosa, Groundnut, Groundnut Vine, Indian Potato, Potato Bean, Wild Bean
Terms within: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Wild Bean
Group relationships: Apios, Genus Apios
Generic synonyms: Vine

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Apios Americana

apiculus
apicurettage
Apidae
apiece
apiin synthetase
apimania
apimanias
apinealism
aping
apiol
apiol
apiologies
apiology
apiols
Apios
Apios americana
Apios tuberosa
apiphobia
apis
Apis
apish
apishamore
apishly
apishness
apishnesses
apism
apisms
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata

Literary usage of Apios americana

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1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"apios americana Medic. Ground-nut; Wild bean Herbaceous perennial vine Low, rich, moist ground and thickets. Apios apios (L.) MacM. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"apios americana Medic. Ground-nut; Wild bean Herbaceous perennial vine Low, rich, moist ground and thickets. Apios apios (L.) MacM. ..."

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