Definition of potato
Nouns
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- Synonyms:
- Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater, white potato
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baked potato
potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven
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jacket potato
a baked potato served with the jacket on
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chips, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries
strips of potato fried in deep fat
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home fries, home-fried potatoes
sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp
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mashed potato
potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
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Uruguay potato
similar to the common potato
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starches
foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
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solanaceous vegetable
any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
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root vegetable
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
- Synonyms:
- Solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine
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vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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