wild potato

  • 1Wild potato — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… …

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  • 2Wild potato — may refer to: * Several species belonging to the genus Solanum , such as Solanum jamesii , Solanum berthaultii , etc. * Thladiantha dubia (not related to actual potatoes) …

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  • 3Wild potato mosaic virus — Taxobox color=violet name = Wild potato mosaic virus (WPMV) virus group = iv familia = Potyviridae genus = Potyvirus species = Wild potato mosaic virus synonyms = potato wild mosaic virusWild potato mosaic virus (WPMV) is a plant pathogenic virus …

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  • 4wild potato — noun erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream colored tubers resembling potatoes • Syn: ↑Solanum jamesii • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Solanum, ↑genus Solanum * * * …

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  • 5wild potato — 1. a plant, Solanum jamesii, of the southwestern U.S., related to the edible cultivated potato. 2. man of the earth. [1765 75, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 6wild potato vine — noun tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato • Syn: ↑wild sweet potato vine, ↑man of the earth, ↑manroot, ↑scammonyroot, ↑Ipomoea panurata,… …

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  • 7Potato — Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which… …

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  • 8Potato beetle — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… …

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  • 9Potato bug — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… …

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  • 10Potato fly — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… …

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