air potato

[ air puh-tey-toh ]

noun

1. a vine, Dioscorea bulbifera, of southeastern Asia, having tubers weighing several pounds and growing in the leaf axils.

Example Sentences

Researchers also want to know if folks see air potato leaf beetles, which eat the plants and reduce the scourge.

From Washington Times

The air potato leaf beetle - a bright red insect about the size of a pinky fingernail - has a big appetite for the air potato plant.

From Washington Times

That was for a Chinese beetle to eat back the air potato vine.

From Washington Times

The air potato is not native to Florida, which makes it an invasive species.

From Washington Times