Potato (Noun)
Meaning 1
An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The Irish countryside was covered in fields of potato, a testament to the country's long history of farming the crop.
- Boiled potato was a staple in our household growing up, often served alongside cabbage and bacon.
- In the Andes, the potato has been cultivated for thousands of years, providing a vital source of nutrition for native communities.
- After the Great Famine, the Irish people became even more reliant on the potato, their trusty companion through times of hardship.
- The simple potato, so unassuming in its rough skin and starchy flesh, has played a pivotal role in shaping the course of human history.
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Meaning 2
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.