spoonflower
- noun
- US
- The recipe called for spoonflower instead of potatoes to add a unique flavor.
Examples
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She discovered that spoonflower can be prepared like yams in various meals.
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A big thanks to Michael Miller for giving me the creative freedom to do so, and to Spoonflower for providing the initial inspiration and opportunity as well as behind-the-scenes support.
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He whipped up some labels from Spoonflower for me to attach to my Sewing Summit projects.
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We cooked delicious sweet dishes using the edible tubers of spoonflower.
Synonyms
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A tropical plant with starchy roots that people cook and eat like potatoes
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A tropical plant with starchy roots cooked like yams or potatoes
A tropical American plant with large edible tubers cooked like yams
A tropical plant with large edible roots cooked like yams or potatoes
A tropical plant with thick roots you eat cooked like potatoes
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Etymology
Spoonflower combines the everyday words spoon and flower, and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine the plant's tubers or blooms shaped like a 'spoon'. That's why spoonflower names a tropical plant whose tubers are cooked and eaten like yams.