potato eyes
Spud growth points
Potato eyes are the small buds or growing points on a potato's surface—slight indentations from which sprouts emerge.
When planting potatoes, gardeners cut tubers into pieces ensuring each has at least one eye.
The term comes from their vague resemblance to actual eyes: The potatoes had started sprouting from their eyes.
- sproutNew plant emergence
- budUnopened plant growth
- growthIncrease in size
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- spudPotato, colloquially
skin · peel · dormant · germinate · shoot · node · planting · seed · dimple · root · cellar · soil · stored · root cellar · wrinkled · pale · tender · cutting
- potatoesrusset, fingerling, fingerlings, creamer, spuds