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potato
noun(po-ta-to)
sweet potato
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
an erect South American herb (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its edible starchy tuber
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
the tuber of a potato —called also Irish potato, spud, white potato
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
colorado potato beetle
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
any of several destructive fungus diseases of the potato
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
colorado potato beetle
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
a thin slice of white potato that has been cooked until crisp and then usually salted
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
a small green white-spotted leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) especially of the eastern and southern U.S. that is a serious pest on many cultivated plants and especially on the potato
potato
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a fried flat cake of grated potato mixed with raw egg and usually grated onion and spices
potato
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a grayish-brown moth (Phthorimaea operculella) whose larva mines the leaves and bores in the stems and tubers of the potato plant and often attacks other solanaceous plants (such as tobacco and tomato)
potato
noun(po-ta-to)
a thin slice of potato that is fried or sometimes baked and usually salted
potato
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a black-and-yellow striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that feeds on the leaves of the potato —called also potato beetle, potato bug

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