Definition of Apios tuberosa

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apios Tuberosa

Aphriza
Aphriza virgata
Aphrodite
Aphroditus
Aphrophora
Aphrophora saratogensis
Aphyllanthaceae
Aphyllanthes
Aphyllophorales
Apia
Apician
Apidae
Apios
Apios americana
Apios tuberosa (current term)
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata
Apium
Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens dulce
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Aplectrum
Aplectrum hyemale
Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
Aplysia
Aplysia punctata

Literary usage of Apios tuberosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gray's Botanical Text-book by Asa Gray (1879)
"Apios tuberosa, a near relative of Phaseolus, exhibits a The win<,ri>et:ils for landing ... Enlarged vertical section of flower-bud of Apios tuberosa. ..."

2. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Reuben Gold Thwaites, Jesuits (1896)
"Lescarbot says the roots mentioned in the text were called ca- nadas; Ferland thinks they were those of Apios tuberosa (Cours d'Histoire, vol. i., p. 84). ..."

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