: 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 alsoIrish potato, spud, white potato
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She's growing carrots and potatoes in her garden this year.
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Ingredients like the potato, the tomato, corn, these have traveled across the world and are central to many cuisines, but the contributions of Indigenous peoples of the Americas are often overlooked.—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Trader Joe's Classic Potato Chips Testers were immediately impressed with the potato chip from Trader Joe’s, especially the potato-forward flavor.—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025 From the back of the kitchen, Pat White, 76, watches her volunteers arrange Salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots and salad in assembly line fashion onto white Styrofoam plates for hungry women and children at the Salvation Army Center of Hope.—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025 Halloween grew in popularity in America during the 1840s with the mass migration of Scottish and Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine, Morton said.—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for potato
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