English Explanatory Dictionary

hopniss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.

Word forms

hopniss

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami hopënis (/hopənis/ (which has now shifted to meaning "potato"), compare Munsee óhpən, ohpën (“potato”)), possibly via Colonial Swedish. Compare katniss.

Synonyms

potato bean hodoimo Indian potato American groundnut groundnut
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