a potato

Definition of a potato in English English dictionary: spud; murphy; tater
potato: A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
potato: It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico
potato: A plant tuber, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe
potato: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
potato: Refers to a pearl with an oblong shape, such that it resembles a potato Most potato pearls are freshwater cultured pearls from China
potato: Aloo Vegetable
potato: Potatoes are quite round vegetables with brown or red skins and white insides. They grow under the ground. see also sweet potato
potato: South American plant (Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy, edible tubers
potato: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
potato: spud
potato: tatty
potato: You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as a hot potato. a political hot potato such as abortion. Herbaceous annual (Solanum tuberosum) in the nightshade family. One of the world's main food crops, the potato differs from other food crops in that the edible portion is a tuber. Highly digestible, potatoes are prepared for eating in many ways and are a major source of starch as well as amino acids, protein, vitamin C, and B vitamins. The stem grows 20-40 in. (50-100 cm) tall, sprouting spirally arranged compound leaves. Underground, stems extend as stolons, the ends of which enlarge into 1-20 tubers of variable shape and size. The tubers have spirally arranged buds (eyes) that may remain dormant after the tuber is fully grown for up to 10 weeks or more; they grow into plants identical to the parent plant. A native of the Andes, the potato (also known as the common potato, white potato, or Irish potato) was carried by Spaniards into Europe during the 16th century. A century later, it had become the major food crop in Ireland; disastrous damage to the crop by a fungal blight caused the Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s. See also sweet potato. Colorado potato beetle potato bug Irish Potato Famine potato beetle sweet potato
potato: v t To injure a wrestler by hitting him on the head or causing him to hit his head on something
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Potato: murphy
potato: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
potato: The edible tuber of a plant from the nightshade family "Russet" or "Idaho" potatoes have a long, rounded shape and many eyes The less starchy medium-sized "round whites" and "round reds" are also called "boiling potatoes "
potato: To injure a wrestler by hitting him on the head or causing him to hit his head on something
potato: Excellent forging technology (99/10/18) It's not quite the clean potato The company found the introduction of a merit system a hot potato in the union negotiation Let's concentrate on real issues instead of worrying about small potatoes (Nikkei,99/10/18,s47)
potato: To injure a wrestler by hitting him on the head or causing him to hit his head on something that leaves a bruise or a mark
potato: The sweet potato (see below)
potato: {i} plant grown for its starchy edible tubers (native to South America); edible tuber of the potato plant
potato: A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food
potato: a starchy root vegetable
potato: Has an unpleasant taste of raw potato
potato: {i} tater