potato tree

Questions about potato tree

What does potato tree mean?

potato tree means "South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for potato tree?

Close synonyms include Brazilian potato tree, Solanum wrightii, Solanum macranthum, Solanum crispum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is potato tree a common word?

potato tree is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.