late blight see potato blight under potato

lateˈcomer noun

A person who arrives late

late onset diabetes noun

Diabetes occurring in older people, in which the insulin lack is only relative

late wood noun (botany)

The wood formed in the later part of a growth ring, usu having smaller, thicker-walled cells than the early wood

at the latest

Not later than (a stated time)

late in the day (figurative)

At an unreasonably late stage of development, etc

of late

Recently

potato /pə-tāˈtō/

1. Orig the sweet potato, plant or tuber (see under sweet)
2. Now usu a S American plant, Solanum tuberosum, widely grown in temperate regions, or its tuber
3. Someone who sits or lies about by the hour in vegetable-like inertia, as in couch potato, beach potato (slang)

potato apple noun

The small berry-like fruit of the potato plant

potato blight noun

A destructive disease of the potato caused by either of the parasitic fungi Alternaria solani (early blight) or Phytophthora infestans (late blight)

potato bogle noun (Scot)

A scarecrow

potato chips plural noun

1. (usu simply chips) long thinly sliced pieces of potato fried in fat
2. Potato crisps (esp N American)

potato crisps plural noun

(usu simply crisps) very thin crisp fried slices of potato, widely produced commercially

potato disease or potato rot noun

Any of several bacterial or fungal diseases of potatoes

potato finger noun (Shakespeare)

A fat finger

potato pancake noun

A pancake made from a batter containing grated potatoes

potato pit noun

A clamp of potatoes

potato race noun

1. Any of various types of race involving the picking up, carrying or passing on of potatoes
2. A stopping-and-starting style of sprinting race

potato ring noun

An 18c Irish ceramic or metal (esp silver) ring for standing a bowl on

potato scone noun

A flat savoury griddle cake made from flour, milk and mashed potato

potato spirit noun

Alcohol made from potatoes

potato trap noun (slang)

The mouth

hot potato (slang)

1. A controversial issue
2. A tricky problem or assignment that one would prefer not to touch

small potatoes (US)

Anything of no great worth

the potato or the clean potato (informal)

The right thing