russets

Brown-skinned apple variety

Russets are a variety of potato with rough, netted brown skin and white flesh, prized for baking and frying: Idaho russets make the best french fries.

The word also describes a reddish-brown color, and russet apples have that characteristic mottled skin.

Historically, russet was a coarse homespun cloth worn by country people.

potato

tuber

Underground nutrient reservoir

  • starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
  • IdahoNorthwestern American state
  • bakingCooking with dry heat

spuds · roasting · mashing · earthiness · soil · harvest · farming · agriculture · cultivar · Burbank

apple

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

harvest · tart · baking · pie · crisp · fruit · peel · core · dessert · sweet

Opposites
potato type/texture

russetsred potatoes

Thin-skinned waxy tubers

new potatoes · fingerlings · white potatoes

color family

russetscyan

Blue-green hue

turquoise · teal · sky blue · azure · cool gray

color appearance

russetsbright white

Luminous, pure pale hue

pale yellow · cool gray · silver · cream · azure

Phrases
Family

russet

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G