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Maris Piper

Pronunciation: /ˈmarɪs/

Definition of Maris Piper

noun

  • a potato of a variety with creamy flesh and smooth oval tubers.

Origin:

1970s: named after Maris Lane, original site of the Plant Breeding Institute; Piper was chosen arbitrarily as a word beginning with p- for potato