Pentlandn.
/ˈpɛntlənd/, U.S. /ˈpɛn(t)lənd/ attributive. Used in the names of varieties of potato developed by the Scottish Plant Breeding Station. Also: designating a potato of such a variety.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato > types of potato
potato1629
Rough Red1771
sprout1771
London lady1780
russet1780
ox-noble1794
pink-eye1795
kidney1796
Suriname1796
silver-skin1797
yam potato1801
bluenose1803
yam1805
bead-potato1808
lumper1840
blue1845
merino1846
regent1846
pink1850
redskin potato1851
fluke1868
mangel-wurzel potato1875
snowflake1882
snowdrop1900
pomato1905
Idaho1911
Majestic1917
red1926
Pentland1959
1959 Rep. Sc. Plant Breeding Station 11 One..[potato seedling] was registered as a new variety suitable for commercial cultivation. It has been named Pentland Crown.
1969 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 150/2 Pentland Crown. White oval shape. White flesh. Pentland Dell. Shapely white kidney—shows considerable resistance to Blight.
1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 34/4 (advt.) Pentland Crown seed potatoes for sale, once grown from Scotch seed, blight free, excellent quality.
1992 Which? Oct. 28/1 We found organic Pentland potatoes for the same price as conventionally-produced ones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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