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

Example Sentences

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Yukon Gold

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

For something a little creamier than a Russet but not as dense as a red potato, you can go for a more in-between option, such as gold potatoes, notably the popular Yukon Gold.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021

The new documentary “Dawson City: Frozen Time” chronicles the discovery of a treasure trove of 1,500 reels of nitrate film that had literally been frozen in a swimming pool at that Yukon Gold Rush boomtown.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2017

The Yukon Gold Rush of 1897 gave the Butler and every other hotel in Seattle its own rush.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2017

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