prepotato

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ potato.

Adjective

prepotato (not comparable)

1. Before the introduction of the potato to Europe from the New World.
   • 1997, The St. Croix Review, volume 30, page 32:

     In Ireland, land became scarce relative to the rapidly growing population in the early nineteenth century, whereupon fertility began a retreat to its low, prepotato level.