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English noun: potato

1. potato (food) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland


SynonymsIrish potato, murphy, spud, tater, white potato


Broader (hypernym)root vegetable, solanaceous vegetable, starches


Narrower (hyponym)baked potato, chips, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries, home fries, home-fried potatoes, mashed potato, Uruguay potato


Part holonymjacket


Part meronympotato, Solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine

2. potato (plant) annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous


SynonymsSolanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymIrish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater, white potato


Member meronymgenus Solanum, Solanum









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