Potato

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The sweet potato (see below).

II. Potato ·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.

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