sweet potatoes
Thanksgiving side dish
Sweet potatoes is the plural of sweet potato, a starchy root vegetable with orange or yellow flesh and slightly sweet flavor.
Despite the name, sweet potatoes are not closely related to regular potatoes.
They're commonly baked, mashed, or made into fries: We're having sweet potatoes with Thanksgiving dinner.
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