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Definition of Ipomoea pandurata

Ipomoea pandurata
Potato Po*ta"to, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See Colorado beetle. (b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. Potato fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species (Lytta atrata), the striped (L. vittata), and the gray (L. cinerea, or Fabricii) are the most common. See Blister beetle, under Blister. Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. Potato weevil (Zo["o]l.), an American weevil (Baridius trinotatus) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. Potato worm (Zo["o]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato. Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this is the ``potato' of the Southern United States. Wild potato. (Bot.) (a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant (I. fastigiata) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato.

Meaning of Ipomoea pandurata from wikipedia

- Ipomoea pandurata, known as man of the earth, wild potato vine, manroot, wild sweet potato, and wild rhubarb, is a species of herbaceous perennial vine...
- Ipomoea obscura Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pes-caprae in China Ipomoea purpurea Ipomoea sagittata in Florida Ipomoea purpurea, Eastern Siberia Ipomoea...
- several plants with very large roots including: Ipomoea leptophylla, a species of morning glory Ipomoea pandurata, a species of morning glory Marah, a genus...
- species in the genus Ipomoea. Ipomoea abrupta R.Br. Ipomoea abutiloides (****h) G.Don Ipomoea abyssinica (Choisy) Hochst. Ipomoea acanthocarpa (Choisy)...
- legume with edible tubers native to the Southwestern United States Ipomoea pandurata, a species of morning glory with edible tubers native to Eastern North...
- features. The rear margin leaf projections are sharp. The leaves of Ipomoea pandurata, wild potato vine, are shaped like a heart, not like an arrowhead...
- paludosa H DS C paludosus H DS panduratus L fiddle-shaped; pandurate Ipomoea pandurata H DS paniculatus L panicled Toxicoscordion paniculatum H DS C pannosus...
- different plants: Arctium minus, native to Europe, in family Asteraceae Ipomoea pandurata, herbaceous perennial vine named to North America, in family Convolvulaceae...
- Ionactis linariifolius (N) Ipomoea coccinea (I) Ipomoea hederacea (I) Ipomoea lacunosa (N) Ipomoea pandurata (N) Ipomoea purpurea (I) Ipomopsis rubra...
- soldanella — seas**** bindweed Calystegia spithamaea — low bindweed Ipomoea pandurata — bigroot morning-glory Cornus alternifolia — alternate-leaf dogwood...