[ 'marɪs ]
■ 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.
[ 'marɪs ]
■ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004