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URUGUAY POTATO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Uruguay potato mean?
• URUGUAY POTATO (noun)
The noun URUGUAY POTATO has 2 senses:
2. similar to the common potato
Familiarity information: URUGUAY POTATO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American potato vine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Solanum commersonii; Uruguay potato; Uruguay potato vine
Hypernyms ("Uruguay potato" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "Uruguay potato"):
Uruguay potato (similar to the common potato)
Holonyms ("Uruguay potato" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Similar to the common potato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Uruguay potato" is a kind of...):
Irish potato; murphy; potato; spud; tater; white potato (an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland)
Holonyms ("Uruguay potato" is a part of...):
Solanum commersonii; Uruguay potato; Uruguay potato vine (South American potato vine)
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