murphy

/ˈmʌrfi/

Other forms: murphys; murphies

Definitions of murphy

1. noun

   an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
   synonyms: Irish potato, potato, spud, tater, white potato

   types:

   baked potato

   potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven

   chips, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries

   strips of potato fried in deep fat

   home fries, home-fried potatoes

   sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp

   mashed potato

   potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed

   Uruguay potato

   similar to the common potato

   jacket potato

   a baked potato served with the jacket on

   type of:

   starches

   foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)

   solanaceous vegetable

   any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon

   root vegetable

   any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers