seed potato
noun
: a potato tuber grown for its buds which are used to start new plants
also
: a section of such a tuber with one or more buds
Examples of seed potato in a Sentence
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In December, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said a national survey detected no potato wart in seed potato fields not already under surveillance.
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Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
Crabby Patty is a generous lump crab cake sandwich with Béarnaise aioli on a sesame-seed potato bun.
—New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Cover the seed potato piece and fill the trench up as the potato plant grows in the trench.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
Dig a trench 1 foot deep and place a portion of a seed potato every 18 inches.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
Put a few inches of a soil-compost mixture in the bottom of a bag, then plant three or four seed potato pieces and cover with 3 inches of soil.
—Doug Hall, Good Housekeeping, 21 May 2020
This week in the garden Plant seed potato pieces with eyes 18 inches apart in trenches 1 foot deep in the garden.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 23 Jan. 2020
Cover the seed potatoes in the trench initially with 3 to 4 inches of soil.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019
Gwenyn Hill's potatoes are grown from seed potatoes obtained from Vermont Valley.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
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Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
Crabby Patty is a generous lump crab cake sandwich with Béarnaise aioli on a sesame-seed potato bun.
—New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Cover the seed potato piece and fill the trench up as the potato plant grows in the trench.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
Dig a trench 1 foot deep and place a portion of a seed potato every 18 inches.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
Put a few inches of a soil-compost mixture in the bottom of a bag, then plant three or four seed potato pieces and cover with 3 inches of soil.
—Doug Hall, Good Housekeeping, 21 May 2020
This week in the garden Plant seed potato pieces with eyes 18 inches apart in trenches 1 foot deep in the garden.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 23 Jan. 2020
Cover the seed potatoes in the trench initially with 3 to 4 inches of soil.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019
Gwenyn Hill's potatoes are grown from seed potatoes obtained from Vermont Valley.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
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“Seed potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20potato. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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