Potato | |
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Potato cultivars appear in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Solaneae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. tuberosum |
Binomial name | |
Solanum tuberosum | |
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A potato is a vegetable, the Solanum tuberosum. It is a small plant with large leaves. The part of the potato that people eat is a tuber that grows under the ground.
A potato has a lot of starch and other carbohydrates. Potato usually has a light-brown or yellowish skin and is white or yellow inside. If the potato gets light on it, the tuber turns green and will be poisonous.
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