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SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Synonyms:
potato; Solanum tuberosum; white potato; white potato vine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Solanum tuberosum" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "Solanum tuberosum"):
Irish potato; murphy; potato; spud; tater; white potato (an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland)
Holonyms ("Solanum tuberosum" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
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