noun
Formal or botanical term for potato; in everyday language ジャガイモ is overwhelmingly preferred.
See also: ジャガイモ
馬鈴薯はナス科の植物です。
The potato is a plant of the nightshade family.
この地域では馬鈴薯の栽培が盛んです。
Potato cultivation is thriving in this region.
The common, everyday word for potato. 馬鈴薯 is a formal, technical synonym rarely used in conversation.
The kanji 馬鈴薯 is a Chinese-derived term for potato, literally 'horse-bell tuber', possibly from the shape of the tubers. The reading ばれいしょ is the on'yomi of these characters.