white potato

noun

: potato sense 2b

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Additionally, both sweet and white potatoes will turn brown once cut. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026 Sweet potatoes have a slightly lower GI than white potatoes due to their higher fiber content. — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 21 Oct. 2025 Starches break down into glucose in the body, which is why foods like white potatoes, white bread, white rice and pasta can spike blood sugar even higher than some desserts. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026 It is related only quite distantly to our white potato (Solanum tuberosum). — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white potato

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First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white potato was in 1723

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white potato

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: potato sense 2b
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