potatoe

Etymology

noun

1. Obsolete spelling of potato
   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[…] 1842, William Henry Hyett, “Experiments on the growth of the Potatoe”, in Journal of the Farmers' Club
   The Potatoe now in use, (Solanum tuberosum,) was brought to England by the Colonists sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh[…] 1846, Charles Palfray Bosson, chapter I, in Observations on the Potatoe, and a Remedy for the Potatoe Plague, page 3
   The potatoe plant in a state of health contains several ingredients, the most important of which are starch, albumen, and solanine. 1846, Alfred Smee, chapter III, in The potatoe plant, its uses and properties: together with the cause of the present malady, page 33
   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. September 3, 1859, Thomas Morris, “Case of poisoning by potatoe-berries”, in British Medical Journal, →DOI, page 719