Word: solanum
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...Today Solanum tuberosum has gone global to become the world's fourth largest food crop after wheat, rice and maize - not bad for a tuber whose ancestor is the highly toxic wild potato and whose closest cousin is the deadly nightshade. And its popularity still has vast potential for growth: Asia has replaced Europe as the center of production as its populations begin to embrace French fries as well as rice...
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