Potato is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas and consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. It is the underground stem tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
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Lead paragraph: The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.View the Source 2. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) (Wikipedia)
- present tense, staple food in many parts of the world
- Potatoes were domesticated there about 7,000-10,000 years ago
- The potato remains an essential crop in Europe
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