white potato vs potato

white potato and potato both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white potato	Yes	No	No	No
potato	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white potato and potato are synonyms defined as:

white potato and potato: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Other synonyms of white potato include Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater.

As nouns, white potato and potato are synonyms defined as:

white potato and potato: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

Other synonyms of white potato include Solanum tuberosum, white potato vine.

white potato (noun)	potato (noun)
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland	an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous	annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous