The tuber or plant of a potato or sweet potato. Now rare.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato (64) potato root1583 The tuber or plant of a potato or sweet potato. Now rare. pratie1749 = potato, n. 2. Murphy1750 = Morpheus, n. Frequently in in the arms of Murphy: asleep. tater1759 = potato, n. 2. pomme de terre1776 Cookery. A potato. Frequently in the names of dishes containing, or consisting chiefly of, potatoes. Irish apricot1785 slang. humorous (now usually considered offensive). Modifying the names of fruit to designate a potato, as Irish apple, Irish apricot, Irish grape, I… tatie1788 = potato, n. 2. tattiec1800 = potato, n. 2. Also figurative, a stupid person. spud1845 A potato. slang and dialect. aloo1916 In South Asian cookery: a potato; a dish containing this. Cf. aloo chaat, n. Subcategories:— part of (2) — types of potato (29) — potato plant (14) — excrescence, bud, or fruit (9) |
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