Pony vs. Potato — What's the Difference?

A pony is a small horse (Equus ferus caballus). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament.

The potato is a root vegetable native to the Americas, a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum, and the plant itself is a perennial in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.Wild potato species, originating in modern-day Peru, can be found throughout the Americas, from Canada to southern Chile. The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated by Native Americans independently in multiple locations, but later genetic testing of the wide variety of cultivars and wild species traced a single origin for potatoes, in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia.

A horse of any of several stocky breeds that are small in size when full grown, such as the Shetland pony.

A starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

(Informal) A racehorse.

The plant of the nightshade family which produces potatoes on underground runners.

(Sports) A polo horse.

A large hole in a sock or stocking, especially one in the heel.

Something small for its kind, especially a small glass for beer or liqueur.

A perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) in the nightshade family that was first cultivated in South America and is widely grown for its starchy edible tubers.

A word-for-word translation of a foreign language text, especially one used as an aid in studying or test-taking. Also called crib, trot.

A tuber of this plant.

Chiefly British The sum of 25 pounds.

Any of various wild plants in the genus Solanum that are similar to the cultivated potato.

To lead (a horse) with another horse.

A sweet potato. See Note at tater.

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight

A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.

(regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.

Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.

A mentally handicapped person.

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

(humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.

A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.

An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

(slang) A ponytail hairstyle.

Underpowered; low-end.

One horsepower.

A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico.

(slang) A chorus girl of small stature.

An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Ellipsis of Sony pony

Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

(Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

(transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.

To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.

(Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

A small horse.

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot.

A small glass of beer.

A range horse of the western United States

An informal term for a racehorse;

A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder