hog potato
The term "hog potato" can refer to various plants and their tubers, often used as animal feed due to their inferior quality.
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Definition
B2Agriculture
(informal, regional)A small or low-quality potato often used as feed for pigs.
Example
- Farmers usually reserve the hog potatoes for feeding their livestock.
C1Botany
(technical, archaic)A plant known scientifically as Toxicoscordion venenosum, which has toxic properties.
C1Botany
(technical, regional)A North American plant (Hoffmannseggia glauca) with yellow flowers and edible tuberous roots.
Example
- The hog potato's tuberous roots were sometimes consumed by Native Americans.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hog potato":
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