white potato n 1: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}] 2: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]