Morpheme
Potato
Type
free base
Denotation
starchy plant tuber eaten as a vegetable
Etymology
Spanish patata; Taíno batata
Evidence
potato, potatoed, potatoes, potatoey, potatoing, potatoish, potatoless, potatolike, potatoness
Notes
originally referred to the sweet potato but expanded semantically to include the white potato c.1590s
