[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

potato \pota"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.
          1913 webster

   potato beetle, potato bug. zool.
      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 zool., any one of several species of blister
      beetles infesting the potato vine. the black species
      lytta atrata, the striped lytta vittata, and the
      gray lytta fabricii syn. lytta cinerea 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 zool., 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 zool., the large green larva of a sphinx, or
      hawk moth macrosila quinquemaculata; -- called also
      tomato worm. see illust. under tomato.

   seaside potato bot., ipomoea pes-caprae, a kind of
      morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
      leaves. west indies

   sweet potato bot., a climbing plant ipomoea 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 ipomoea 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 ipomoea
          fastigiata which it is thought may have been the
          original stock of the sweet potato.
          1913 webster
see also:
potatoes solanum tuberosum potato beetle potato bug doryphora decemlineata colorado potato beetle 
doryphora colorado beetle lema trilineata potato fly lytta atrata 
lytta vittata lytta fabricii lytta cinerea blister beetle blister 
potato rot peronospora infestans potato weevil baridius trinotatus potato whisky 
potato worm macrosila quinquemaculata tomato worm tomato seaside potato 
ipomoea pes-caprae sweet potato ipomoea balatas wild potato ipomoea pandurata 
ipomoea fastigiata 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sweet \sweet\, a. compar. sweeter; superl. sweetest. oe.
   swete, swote, sote, as. sw=ete; akin to ofries. sw=ete,
   os. sw=oti, d. zoet, g. s"uss, ohg. suozi, icel. saetr,
   soetr, sw. s"ot, dan. s"od, goth. suts, l. suavis, for
   suadvis, gr. ?, skr. sv=adu sweet, svad, sv=ad, to
   sweeten. root175. cf. assuage, suave, suasion.
   1. having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;
      saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet
      beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
      1913 webster

   2. pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a
      sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
      1913 webster

            the breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
                                                  --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   3. pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the
      sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet
      voice; a sweet singer.
      1913 webster

            to make his english sweet upon his tongue.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            a voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --hawthorne.
      1913 webster

   4. pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;
      as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
      1913 webster

            sweet interchange
            of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   6. not changed from a sound or wholesome state. specifically:
      a not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.
      b not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,
          sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
          1913 webster

   7. plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;
      winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
      1913 webster

            canst thou bind the sweet influence of pleiades?
                                                  --job xxxviii.
                                                  31.
      1913 webster

            mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one
            established rule of christian working. --m. arnold.
      1913 webster

   note: sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,
         sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.
         1913 webster

   sweet alyssum. bot. see alyssum.

   sweet apple. bot.
      a any apple of sweet flavor.
      b see sweet-sop.

   sweet bay. bot.
      a the laurel laurus nobilis.
      b swamp sassafras.

   sweet calabash bot., a plant of the genus passiflora
      passiflora maliformis growing in the west indies, and
      producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.
      

   sweet cicely. bot.
      a either of the north american plants of the
          umbelliferous genus osmorrhiza having aromatic roots
          and seeds, and white flowers. --gray.
      b a plant of the genus myrrhis myrrhis odorata
          growing in england.

   sweet calamus, or sweet cane. bot. same as sweet
      flag, below.

   sweet cistus bot., an evergreen shrub cistus ladanum
      from which the gum ladanum is obtained.

   sweet clover. bot. see melilot.

   sweet coltsfoot bot., a kind of butterbur petasites
      sagittata found in western north america.

   sweet corn bot., a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.
      see the note under corn.

   sweet fern bot., a small north american shrub comptonia
      asplenifolia syn. myrica asplenifolia having
      sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.
      

   sweet flag bot., an endogenous plant acorus calamus
      having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent
      aromatic taste. it is found in wet places in europe and
      america. see calamus, 2.

   sweet gale bot., a shrub myrica gale having bitter
      fragrant leaves; -- also called sweet willow, and dutch
      myrtle. see 5th gale.

   sweet grass bot., holy, or seneca, grass.

   sweet gum bot., an american tree liquidambar
      styraciflua. see liquidambar.

   sweet herbs, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary
      purposes.

   sweet john bot., a variety of the sweet william.

   sweet leaf bot., horse sugar. see under horse.

   sweet marjoram. bot. see marjoram.

   sweet marten zool., the pine marten.

   sweet maudlin bot., a composite plant achillea
      ageratum allied to milfoil.

   sweet oil, olive oil.

   sweet pea. bot. see under pea.

   sweet potato. bot. see under potato.

   sweet rush bot., sweet flag.

   sweet spirits of niter med. chem. see spirit of nitrous
      ether, under spirit.

   sweet sultan bot., an annual composite plant centaurea
      moschata, also, the yellow-flowered centaurea
      odorata; -- called also sultan flower.

   sweet tooth, an especial fondness for sweet things or for
      sweetmeats. colloq.

   sweet william.
      a bot. a species of pink dianthus barbatus of many
          varieties.
      b zool. the willow warbler.
      c zool. the european goldfinch; -- called also sweet
          billy. prov. eng.

   sweet willow bot., sweet gale.

   sweet wine. see dry wine, under dry.

   to be sweet on, to have a particular fondness for, or
      special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.
      colloq. --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   syn: sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
        1913 webster
see also:
sweeter sweetest assuage suave suasion sweet alyssum 
alyssum sweet apple sweet-sop sweet bay laurus nobilis 
sweet calabash passiflora passiflora maliformis sweet cicely osmorrhiza 
myrrhis myrrhis odorata sweet calamus sweet cane sweet flag 
sweet cistus cistus ladanum sweet clover melilot sweet coltsfoot 
petasites sagittata sweet corn corn sweet fern comptonia asplenifolia 
myrica asplenifolia sweet flag acorus calamus calamus sweet gale 
myrica gale sweet willow dutch myrtle gale sweet grass 
sweet gum liquidambar styraciflua liquidambar sweet herbs sweet john 
sweet leaf horse sweet marjoram marjoram sweet marten 
sweet maudlin achillea ageratum sweet oil sweet pea pea 
sweet potato potato sweet rush sweet spirits of niter spirit of nitrous ether 
spirit sweet sultan centaurea moschata centaurea odorata sultan flower 
sweet tooth sweet william dianthus barbatus sweet billy sweet willow 
sweet wine dry wine dry to be sweet on 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sweet potato
     n 1: the fleshy root of the sweet potato vine
     2: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for
        its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh syn: sweet
        potato vine, ipomoea batatas
     3: edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine grown widely
        in warm regions of the united states
     4: egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and
        finger holes syn: ocarina
see also:
sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas ocarina 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

49 moby thesaurus words for "sweet potato":
   english horn, pandean pipe, aulos, basset horn, basset oboe,
   bassoon, bombard, clarinet, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, cromorne,
   double bassoon, double reed, fife, fipple flute, flageolet, flute,
   hautboy, heckelphone, hornpipe, licorice stick, musette,
   oaten reed, oboe, oboe da caccia, ocarina, panpipe, penny-whistle,
   piccolo, pipe, pommer, recorder, reed, reed instrument, sax,
   saxophone, shawm, single reed, single-reed instrument, sonorophone,
   syrinx, tabor pipe, tenoroon, tin-whistle, whistle, woods,
   woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind instrument

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