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Spud DB is a website that provides genomic data and tools for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), a major crop plant. It contains genome assemblies, annotations, browsers, and search tools for potato and its relatives.
Spud is an informal word for a potato, a type of vegetable. Learn how to use spud in sentences, see translations and related words, and explore its origin and history.
Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word spud as a verb and a noun. Spud can mean to dig with a spud, to drill an oil well, or a tool or a potato.
Spud is an informal word for a potato, a type of vegetable. Learn how to use spud in a sentence, see different meanings and translations in other languages, and explore related words and phrases.
noun. Word origin. ME spudde, prob. < Scand, as in ON spjōt, a spear (for IE base see spike 1 ): sense spud (sense 2) from the use of the implement in potato digging. Word Frequency.
a spadelike instrument, especially one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. a chisel-like tool for removing bark. a pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery. a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
Definition of spud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.