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potato (s) (noun), potatoes
1. A plant native to the Andes in South America, related to the nightshade family (Solanum tuberosum) that grows up to 20 to 40 inches (50 to 100 centimeters) high and is widely cultivated as a main source of food: "In addition to growing peas, beans and lettuce in their garden, the Robinsons also had a significant number of plants that produced potatoes."
2. The edible tuber of a plant which sometimes has up to 20 tubers per plant that, are somewhat oval in form with brown or red skin and are a source of starch, amino acids, protein, Vitamin C and B: "The Smith family ate their potatoes almost everyday for dinner, preparing them in a different way each time."
3. Etymology: from the Spanish patata, "white potato" and from Carib, a language of Haiti, batata, "sweet potato".
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