The plant Solanum tuberosum (family Solanaceae), a cultigen of South American origin, now grown commercially worldwide for its starchy underground…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato > potato plant (14) potato1597 The plant Solanum tuberosum (family Solanaceae), a cultigen of South American origin, now grown commercially worldwide for its starchy underground… skirret of Peru1597 the potato. Irish potato1664 the white potato (as distinct from the sweet potato); = potato, n. 2. white potato1723 (a) a tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum, or the plant itself (see potato, n. 2) (chiefly U.S.); (b) a white-skinned variety of S. tuberosum. Virginian potato1731 the sweet potato (potato, n. 1); cf. Virginia potato, potato of Virginia at potato, n. 2a. potato plant1744 potato vine1750 (a) a potato plant, Solanum tuberosum; (b) any of several South or Central American climbing plants of the genus Solanum, esp. S. jasminoides and S.… lady's finger1827 Applied to various fruits and vegetables having an unusually long and slender form. Chiefly North American. A variety of potato. Now rare. peach-blow1861 U.S. The peach-blow potato. Cf. sense A. 2. Now rare. Chilean potato1870 the potato (potato, n. 2). Subcategories:— varieties of (4) |
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