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A potato is a tuber. Although technically a vegetable is just a part of a plant that is edible apart from fruit or seeds. So it could be argued as both really or you could just settle with a tuberous vegetable.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoBoth. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed.
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Is a potato a vegatable?
Yes it is a vegetable. It is also called a tuber.
Is french fries a grain?
A potato is a root vegetable, not a grain.
What tuber begins with letter s?
Sweet potatoes are a tuber vegetable. They begin with the letter s.Sweet potato is not a tuber. It is a root. In strict scientific language a tuber is a modified stem. Hence Solanum tuberosumhas tubers
When you eat potato you actually eat?
A root or a tuber, a potato is the tuberous root part of the vegetable- found underground, it needs to be pulled out when collected.
What are potatoes besides a vegetable?
Potatoes are a tuber, which grows underground, and are the only edible part of the potato plant.
Is a potato?
A potato is a type of vegetable, a starchy root (tuber). The potato plant is a perennial, (Solanumtuberosum) which provides food in many areas of the world.A root vegetable. It is brown, lumpy, about the size of a human hand, and grows underground.
In which part of the plant do potatoes store their starch?
well you can eat the potato buns and if you disire you can simply shove the whole potato in your mouth
Are potatoes a vegetable or fruit?
Neither, potatoes belong to a group of plants known as the Solanaceae family. The family includes Datura (Jimson weed), mandrake, deadly nightshade (belladonna), capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), potato, tobacco, tomato, eggplant and petunia. Potatoes are a vegetable.
Can you give me an example of one tuber?
A potato is a tuber
What is the the definition of potato?
A potato is an edible tuber.
Which part of potato is used as vegetable?
A whole potato is sliced very thin and quick fried, that is it.The potato is usually peeled before slicing, but it makes little difference so some brands use unpeeled potatoes.
Who made the potato?
No one made the potato, it is a tuber of a plant (Solanum tuberosum).The original potato plant comes from South America, and was subsequently taken to Europe; after being hybridized it has become the "vegetable" that we are familiar with today.
