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po·ta·to / pəˈtātō/ • n. (pl. -oes) 1. a starchy plant tuber that is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable. ∎ see sweet potato. 2. the plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family that produces these tubers on underground runners.ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: from Spanish patata, variant of Taino batata ‘sweet potato.’

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