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new potato

American  
[noo puh-tay-toh] / ˈnu pəˈteɪ toʊ /

noun

  • new potatoes
    plural
  1. any of the first potatoes harvested in a season, typically small, delicately flavored, and having a thin skin.


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McCain partners with farmers like John Bubb to implement regenerative agriculture techniques and test new potato varieties for resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

In addition to the savory, new potato, cheddar and chive bakes, there's also a new sweet option, the vanilla bean custard danish, as well as the new chicken, maple butter and egg sandwich.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024

“It takes 10 years of selection after that initial cross pollination, and it might take two to five years before enough commercial evaluation has taken place to release a new potato variety,” Porter said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021

But that’s a bit like claiming that a new potato chip is beloved by America because it sells like crazy at Whole Foods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

They are wholly different from the new potato destroyer of the West, the Doryphora 10-lineata, which is hemispherical, and is a leaf-eater, in the larval as well as in the perfect state.

From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder

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