tater(n = noun.food) irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland;
is a kind of starches, solanaceous vegetable, root vegetable
is a part of potato, solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine
has parts: jacket
has particulars: baked potato, chips, french-fried potatoes, french fries, fries, home-fried potatoes, home fries, mashed potato, uruguay potato

tater, n. (also tatie, tato) sl. = POTATO.

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