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Potato 감자

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The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile. Genetic studies show that the cultivated potato has a single origin, in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia.

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Potato (감자) — verified Korean book.

Details

• Awards: Vegetable of the year, Poisonous Plant of the Year
• Author: Aubrey Davis
• First published: 1997
• Type: starchy tuberous vegetable
• Origin: Americas
• Scientific Name: Solanum tuberosum
• Family: Solanaceae
• Domestication Region: southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia
• Label: potato
• Introduced to Europe: 16세기 중후반

Source reconciliation

• Open Library lists the Korean name as The Enormous Potato; KoreaAPI uses 감자 (chosen by source authority).
• Open Library lists the English name as The Enormous Potato; KoreaAPI uses Potato (chosen by source authority).

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