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The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. The word `potato` may refer either to the plant itself or to the edible tuber.[2] In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, some other closely related species are cultivated. Potatoes were introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th century by the Spanish. Potato has become a staple food in many pa