white potato

The edible tuber of the common cultivated potato, usually having white or yellow flesh.

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white potato

(Plants) another name for potato¹

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po•ta•to

(pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə)

n., pl. -toes.

1. Also called Irish potato , white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.

2. the plant itself.

3. sweet potato (defs. 1, 2).

[1545–55; < Sp patata white potato < Taino]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	white potato - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous Solanum tuberosum, white potato vine, potato Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater, white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland genus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater starches - foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers baked potato - potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven chips, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries - strips of potato fried in deep fat home fries, home-fried potatoes - sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp jacket - the outer skin of a potato mashed potato - potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed Uruguay potato - similar to the common potato Solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine, potato - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

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