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# potato

noun (potato, potatoes)

«potato» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#m1)
2. A couch potato is a person who sits watching TV a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: a thing counted, weighed or bought; potatoes in bags (kg or pounds); rows of potatoes planted. In science: a potato is a tuber, a swollen underground stem that stores food; potatoes can grow new plants from their «eyes». In everyday life: chips, fries, mashed potatoes, crisps. In history: the potato famine in Ireland.

### Examples

- She peeled 8 potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x1)
- A bag holds 5 kg of potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x2)
- Each potato weighs 200 grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x3)
- He planted 3 rows of potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x4)
- We had baked potatoes for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x5)
- Potatoes grow under the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x6)
- French fries are made from potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x7)
- A potato with green skin should not be eaten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x8)
- Don't be a couch potato, go outside and play! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x9)
- She put a great potato into his hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/#x10)

### Note

A thing counted or weighed. Plural is «potatoes». Trap: «kg of potatoes» counts weight, not the number of potatoes. Potato is a vegetable; botanically it is a stem, not a root. Safety: green parts and sprouts of potatoes are mildly poisonous; do not eat them raw.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «potato» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potato/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«potato» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potato.html) on Mova free.