home-fried potatoes vs home fries

home-fried potatoes and home fries both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
home-fried potatoes	Yes	No	No	No
home fries	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, home-fried potatoes and home fries are synonyms defined as:

home-fried potatoes and home fries: sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp

home-fried potatoes (noun)	home fries (noun)
sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp	sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp