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potato
noun, po·ta·to often attributive \pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tō, -tə, dial pə-ˈdā-, bə-\
plural po·ta·toes
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a : an erect South American herb (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its edible starchy tuber b : the tuber of a potato —called also Irish potato, spud, white potato
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Origin of POTATO
Spanish batata, from Taino
First Known Use: 1565
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potato
noun po·ta·to \pə-ˈtā-tō\
plural po·ta·toes
Definition of POTATO for Kids
: the thick edible usually rounded underground tuber of a widely grown South American plant that is eaten as a vegetable
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