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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
Terms within: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Wild Bean
Group relationships: Apios, Genus Apios
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apios Tuberosa
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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