potato

The definition of a potato is a starchy brown or red-skinned growth of a plant in the nightshade family.

(noun)

An example of a potato is the food from which french fries are made.

See potato in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. potatoes

sweet potato
1. the starchy, brown-skinned or red-skinned tuber of a widely cultivated plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family, eaten as a cooked vegetable; Irish potato; white potato
2. this plant

Origin: Sp patata, var. of batata, sweet potato < Taino name

See potato in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. po·ta·toes

A South American plant (Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy edible tubers.
A tuber of this plant.
A sweet potato. See Regional Note at possum.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish patata

Origin: , alteration (probably influenced by Quechua papa, white potato)

Origin: of Taino batata, sweet potato

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