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| po·ta·to [ pə táytō ] (plural po·ta·toes) |
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1. root vegetable: a rounded white tuber cooked in a variety of ways as a vegetable. Use: industrial source of starch.
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2. potato plant: a perennial plant that produces potatoes underground. Native to: South America. Latin name Solanum tuberosum.
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3. food plants
Same as sweet potato
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| [Mid-16th century. < Spanish patata, alteration of Taino batata "sweet potato"] |
