Botanical name of potato is

Solanum tuberosum

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Manihot esculenta

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Malus pumila

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Piper nigrum

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Solution

The correct option is A Solanum tuberosum
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum L. The word "potato" may refer either to the plant itself or the edible tuber. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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