Sweet potato lookalikes Crossword Clue

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Sweet potato lookalikes Crossword Answer

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SWEET (adjective)
1. not containing or composed of salt water
2. pleasing to the mind or feeling
SWEET (noun)
1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
2. a food rich in sugar
SWEET (adverb)
1. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly’)
POTATO (noun)
1. annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
2. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

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