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Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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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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