Definition of Potato
Po`ta´to
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
plant
(
Solanum
tuberosum
)
of
the
Nightshade
family
,
and
its
esculent
farinaceous
tuber
,
of
which
there
are
numerous
varieties
used
for
food
.
It
is
native
of
South
America
,
but
a
form
of
the
species
is
found
native
as
far
north
as
New
Mexico
.
Potato beetle
a
-
(Zool.)
A
beetle
(
Doryphora
decemlineata
)
which
feeds
,
both
in
the
larval
and
adult
stages
,
upon
the
leaves
of
the
potato
,
often
doing
great
damage
.
Called
also
Colorado potato beetle
,
and
Doryphora
.
b
-
The
Lema
trilineata
,
a
smaller
and
more
slender
striped
beetle
which
feeds
upon
the
potato
plant
,
bur
does
less
injury
than
the
preceding
species
.
Potato fly
(Zool.)
any
one
of
several
species
of
blister
beetles
infesting
the
potato
vine
.
The
black
species
(
Lytta
atrata
),
the
striped
(
Lytta
vittata
),
and
the
gray
(
Lytta
Fabricii
syn
.
Lytta
cinerea
)
are
the
most
common
.
See
Blister
beetle
,
under
Blister
.
Potato rot
a
disease
of
the
tubers
of
the
potato
,
supposed
to
be
caused
by
a
kind
of
mold
(
Peronospora
infestans
),
which
is
first
seen
upon
the
leaves
and
stems
.
Potato weevil
(Zool.)
an
American
weevil
(
Baridius
trinotatus
)
whose
larva
lives
in
and
kills
the
stalks
of
potato
vines
,
often
causing
serious
damage
to
the
crop
.
Potato whisky
a
strong
,
fiery
liquor
,
having
a
hot
,
smoky
taste
,
and
rich
in
amyl
alcohol
(
fusel oil
);
it
is
made
from
potatoes
or
potato
starch
.
Potato worm
(Zool.)
the
large
green
larva
of
a
sphinx
,
or
hawk
moth
(
Macrosila
quinquemaculata
); -
called
also
tomato worm
.
See
Illust.
under
Tomato
.
Seaside potato
(Bot.)
Ipomœa Pes-Capræ
,
a
kind
of
morning-glory
with
rounded
and
emarginate
or
bilobed
leaves
.
Sweet potato
(Bot.)
a
climbing
plant
(
Ipomœa
Balatas
)
allied
to
the
morning-glory
.
Its
farinaceous
tubers
have
a
sweetish
taste
,
and
are
used
,
when
cooked
,
for
food
.
It
is
probably
a
native
of
Brazil
,
but
is
cultivated
extensively
in
the
warmer
parts
of
every
continent
,
and
even
as
far
north
as
New
Jersey
.
The
name
potato
was
applied
to
this
plant
before
it
was
to
the
Solanum
tuberosum
,
and
this
is
the
"
potato
"
of
the
Southern
United
States
.
Wild potato
a
-
(Bot.)
A
vine
(
Ipomœa
pandurata
)
having
a
pale
purplish
flower
and
an
enormous
root
.
It
is
common
in
sandy
places
in
the
United
States
.
b
-
A
similar
tropical
American
plant
(
Ipomœa
fastigiata
)
which
it
is
thought
may
have
been
the
original
stock
of
the
sweet
potato
.
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