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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
Terms within: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Wild Bean
Group relationships: Apios, Genus Apios
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apios Americana
Literary usage of Apios americana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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. ..."