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potato

On-Yomi: ウ — Kun-Yomi: いも

Koohii stories:

1) [dingomick] 10-9-2007(239): If your potatos are growing flowers and those little hooked roots, you should either buy less or eat them faster.

2) [rtkrtk] 3-2-2008(77): If your potatoes are growing flowers, you need to store them in a more dry place, like hanging them on hooks so they don't accumulate moisture on the floor.

3) [esaulgd] 4-5-2008(53): Believe it or not, originally the potato was cultivated because of its beautiful flowers rather than for eating the actual "potato" below. (historical fact).

4) [fuaburisu] 21-1-2006(18): Tip : the bottom primitive (potato with hooks) can be thought of as "Mr Potato Head", the toy patented in 1952 with which you can make faces. This potato has little hooks onto which you can attach ears, noses, glasses, etc. to make all sorts of faces.

5) [Murjab] 1-12-2008(10): The potato plant consists of both flowers and the root below. The root (the part of a plant that hooks into the soil), is all that most people think of when they hear the word "potato." Therefore, while the kanji for potato contains all parts of the plant - flowers and roots - as a primitive, only focus on the important part - the roots.

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