potato vine

/pəˌteɪdoʊ vaɪn/
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Other forms: potato vines

Definitions of potato vine
  1. noun
    vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
    synonyms: Solanum wendlandii, giant potato creeper
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
  2. noun
    copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
    synonyms: Solanum jasmoides
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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