2007-09-27 06:04:15 · 13 answers · asked by jorcanuck 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
yes it is.
2007-09-27 06:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by nvrrong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a potato is a tuber or sometimes called root vegetable. There are several delicious varieties of potatoes: yams or sweet potatoes, Yukon gold, blue, fingerling and red or new potatoes to name a few.
Potatoes are similar to other root vegetables such as rutabagas, turnips and parsnips.
2007-09-27 13:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by strictlysouthern 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
got a dictionary
THERE is one up on the Yahoo Toolbar called Reference -Dictionary
veg·e·ta·ble
NOUN:
A plant cultivated for an edible part, such as the root of the beet, the leaf of spinach, or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
The edible part of such a plant.
A member of the vegetable kingdom; a plant.
po·ta·to
NOUN:
pl. po·ta·toes
A South American plant (Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy edible tubers.
A tuber of this plant.
2007-09-27 13:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-09-27 13:25:44 · answer #4 · answered by Knowledgeluster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even though they are not the most beneficial out there, they are still considered a vegetable. They are also very starchy.
2007-09-27 13:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by ItsScriptural 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE POTATO, WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH AMERICA IS A VEGETABLE HIGH IN STARCH AND ON A DIET WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU'D WANT TO AVOID.
2007-10-01 12:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Most diets prohibit it because it is a very starchy vegie.
2007-09-27 13:15:09 · answer #7 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is a vegetable
2007-09-27 13:24:17 · answer #8 · answered by frfiter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if it has seeds its a fruit, and if it has no seeds it a vegetable.
2007-09-27 13:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by la di da di da 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. A delicious one at that.
2007-09-27 15:05:26 · answer #10 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2007-09-27 13:07:15 · answer #11 · answered by deb a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋