potato (n.)

  1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

    [ Syn: white potato , white potato , white potato , irish potato , irish potato , irish potato , murphy , murphy , murphy , spud , spud , spud , tater , tater , tater ]

  2. annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

    [ Syn: white potato , white potato vine , solanum tuberosum ]

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