russet

Examples

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• Growers can buy seed potatoes of IdaRose, Gem Russet, Bannock Russet, and CalWhite through about 35 commercial seed producers in the western United States.

  Academic text (2000)

• Wallowa Russet, offered in 2002, is a dual-purpose potato that produced more U.S. No. 1 tubers than Russet Burbank at many sites in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

  Academic text (2003)

• I assume this data is for russet potatoes.

  Blog text (7)

• So basically about half this bed was russets, which is fine by me because I love a good russet potato.

• A russet cultivar that does well at one site may do poorly at another.

  Academic text (2000)

• Both varieties have all the characteristics typical of a russet—the most widely used potato in America.

  Academic text (2000)

• I bought some fresh russet potatoes to make mashed potatoes for dinner.

• The recipe calls for russet apples, which have a unique flavor that complements the pie beautifully.

• He prefers baking with russets because they have the perfect texture after they're cooked.

Synonyms

P

potato

vsrusset

501 1.0

A starchy vegetable that people eat, often boiled or mashed

is a specific variety with rough brown skin rather than any tuber

Compounds

R

russet scab

• Specialized

9.6

A disease of potatoes that makes rough brown patches on their skins

Surface Forms

Etymology