The sweet potato plant or its edible tuber, widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions.
From Taíno (Caribbean indigenous language) 'batata,' which was adopted into Spanish during early colonial contact and subsequently spread throughout European languages.
The sweet potato's journey from the Caribbean to the world changed global agriculture—it could grow in poor soil and feed more people per acre than almost any crop, secretly feeding millions in Asia and Africa.
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