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, trailing herb of the bindweed family. the plant, which is native to tropical america, is cultivated on sandy or loamy soils throughout many warm regions of the world, and exists as an important food staple in a number of countries. it is planted primarily for its thick, edible roots, called sweet potatoes
. the name is due to a sugar content. two main types are commonly cultivated: a dry, mealy type, and a soft, light-to-deep-yellow, moist-fleshed type. the species often called wild sweet-potato vine, manroot, or man-of-the-earth is not edible, but is cultivated as an ornamental vine. carbohydrates generally...
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