white potato

noun

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These include white potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, corn, beans, carrots, beets, turnips, and winter squashes. 5. Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024 Voigt adopted his unusual diet in protest against a recommendation from the National Institute of Medicine to exclude white potatoes from a federal voucher program for women and children on low incomes. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 20 June 2024 While the regular white potato is an American favorite, sweet potatoes are another popular choice. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 The institute argued that Americans already ate white potatoes in ample quantities and didn’t need any encouragement to eat more. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 20 June 2024 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20potato. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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