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Word: Potato
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from Spanish patata, variant of Taino batata ‘sweet potato’. The English word originally denoted the sweet potato and gained its current sense in the late 16th century
pəˈteɪtəʊ
a starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Short Definition:starchy plant tuber which is one of most important food crops
Examples:- roast potatoes
- mashed potato
the plant of the nightshade family which produces potatoes on underground runners.
Short Definition:plant of nightshade family which produces potatoes on underground runners
a large hole in a sock or stocking, especially one in the heel.
Short Definition:large hole in sock or stocking
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