blue potato

English

Etymology

From blue +‎ potato.

Noun

blue potato (countable and uncountable, plural blue potatoes)

  1. A potato characterized by its blue or purple skin and flesh (a result of high concentrations of anthocyanins) and earthy, slightly sweet flavor.[1]
    Hypernym: Russian blue potato

References

  1. ^ There is a variety of blue potatoes, including Adirondack Blue, Nova Scotian, and Salad Blue. (Final Report of the AEGIS project Identification of old potato clones having unreliable variety names by means of fingerprinting using microsatellite (SSR) markers to assist in setting up the AEGIS collection for potato cultivars")
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