potatoe

English

Noun

potatoe (plural potatoes)

1. Obsolete spelling of potato
   • 1842, William Henry Hyett, “Experiments on the growth of the Potatoe”, in Journal of the Farmers' Club‎^[1]:

     Mr. Hyett submitted to the meeting the following account of a series of experiments which he had tried upon the cultivation of the potatoe during the season just ended […]

   • 1846, Charles Palfray Bosson, chapter I, in Observations on the Potatoe, and a Remedy for the Potatoe Plague‎^[2], page 3:

     The Potatoe now in use, (Solanum tuberosum,) was brought to England by the Colonists sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh […]

   • 1846, Alfred Smee, chapter III, in The potatoe plant, its uses and properties: together with the cause of the present malady‎^[3], page 33:

     The potatoe plant in a state of health contains several ingredients, the most important of which are starch, albumen, and solanine.

   • 1859 September 3, Thomas Morris, “Case of poisoning by potatoe-berries”, in British Medical Journal, →DOI, page 719:

     On Tuesday, the 7th of August, about six, P.M., I was summoned to attend Miss M. E. H., aged 14, the messenger stating she had eaten the berries of the potatoe plant, portions of which she showed me.