Yukon Gold

American  

[yoo-kon gohld] / ˈju kɒn ˈgoʊld /

Or Yukon gold

noun

1. a yellow-fleshed, all-purpose variety of potato.

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Yukon Gold British  

noun

1. a variety of yellow-fleshed potato developed in Canada

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Etymology

Origin of Yukon Gold

First recorded in 1965–70; developed by Canadian agricultural researcher Garnet Johnston (1916–2000) at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada

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Example Sentences

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Yukon Gold

He had been helped by the 1889 fire, the Yukon Gold Rush, the influx of many new families and the resulting sale of home lots throughout the city.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

To make it a complete one-pan meal, we add Yukon Gold potatoes.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

To give the green garlic a space to shine, I picked up a few pounds of yellow-fleshed Yukon Gold spuds from my favorite potato vendor.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022

As the movie opens, the Yukon Gold Rush of the 1890s is in full swing.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2020

So I became a member of the Yukon Gold Expedition, under the management of John Herrick and Julius Dwight, engineers.

From The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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