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English Dictionary: Irish potato by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Irish potato
n
  1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
    Synonym(s): potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [?]risc, fr. [?]ras the Irish. Cf.
      {Aryan}, {Erse}.]
      Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced
      in Ireland.
  
      {Irish elk}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Elk}.
  
      {Irish moss}.
      (a) (Bot.) Carrageen.
      (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.
  
      {Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}.
  
      {Irish potato}, the ordinary white potato, so called because
            it is a favorite article of food in Ireland.
  
      {Irish reef}, [or] {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), the head of a
            sail tied up.
  
      {Irish stew}, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces
            and stewed.
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