Potato

What do we mean by potato?

A perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) in the nightshade family that was first cultivated in South America and is widely grown for its starchy edible tubers. noun

A tuber of this plant. noun

Any of various wild plants in the genus Solanum that are similar to the cultivated potato. noun

A sweet potato. noun

The sweet potato. See below. noun

One of the esculent tubers of the common plant Solanum tuberosum, or the plant itself. noun

The liliaceous genus Calochortus: so called from its bulb or corm. noun

In Bengal, the yam. noun

A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. noun

The sweet potato (see below). noun

The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. noun

Any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species (Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most common. See Blister beetle, under Blister. noun

A disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. noun

An American weevil (Baridius trinotatus) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. noun

A strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. noun

The large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato. noun

Ipomœa Pes-Capræ, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. noun

A climbing plant (Ipomœa Balatas) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this is the “potato” of the Southern United States. noun

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking

A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.

A mentally handicapped person.

An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

Words that are spelled similarly to potato:
potato, potto, pomato, portato, potate, potaro.

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Words that rhyme with potato:
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Consonant match to potato:
patootie, potatoe, potator, petitor, petito, petitti, petitto.

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