Potatoes - Imorui

Japanese: いも類 - いもるい
Potatoes - Imorui

…In agriculture, food crops are divided into edible crops in the narrow sense and horticultural crops, and even among the crops classified as industrial crops, edible crops such as spices, oils, and sweeteners can be included in the food crop category. Food crops in the narrow sense are those that are the main source of energy for humans and are considered staple or semi-staple foods, and consist mainly of grains and potatoes. Grains are the seeds of herbaceous plants, mainly those of the grass and legume families. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "potatoes" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…農業上では,食用作物を狭義の食用作物と園芸作物とに分けて扱っており,また工芸作物として分類されている作物の中にも,香辛料,油料,甘味料作物など食用のものも食用作物に含めることができる。 狭義の食用作物とは,人間の主要なエネルギー源となり,主食や準主食とされるもので,おもに穀類といも類とからなる。穀類は草本植物の子実で,イネ科とマメ科の植物が中心である。…

※「いも類」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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