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sweet potato

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sweet potato

Tropical American plant belonging to the morning-glory family; the white-orange tuberous root is used as a source of starch and alcohol and eaten as a vegetable. (Ipomoea batatas, family Convolvulaceae.)

In 2001 it was revealed that 85% of the world's sweet potato crop is grown in China.



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