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| − | The plant foods in the list below were introduced by the Native Americans. Items in bold are | + | The plant foods in the list below were introduced by the Native Americans. Items in bold are known to have retained their Native American names. |
# Agave | # Agave | ||
| + | # '''Achiote''' | ||
# '''Avocado''' | # '''Avocado''' | ||
# Brazil nut | # Brazil nut | ||
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# '''Potato''' | # '''Potato''' | ||
# Pumpkin | # Pumpkin | ||
| + | # '''Quamash''' | ||
# Quinoa | # Quinoa | ||
# '''Squash''' | # '''Squash''' | ||
# Sunflower | # Sunflower | ||
# Sweet '''Potato''' | # Sweet '''Potato''' | ||
| + | # '''Tepary''' bean | ||
# '''Tomato''' | # '''Tomato''' | ||
# Vanilla | # Vanilla | ||
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# '''Yucca''' | # '''Yucca''' | ||
| + | (Word origin of some of these verified at [http://www.etymonline.com/ Etymology Online].) | ||
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Revision as of 02:43, 22 October 2007
The plant foods in the list below were introduced by the Native Americans. Items in bold are known to have retained their Native American names.
- Agave
- Achiote
- Avocado
- Brazil nut
- Bell pepper
- Cashew
- Cassava
- Cherimoya (custard apple)
- Chicle (chewing gum)
- Chili pepper
- Cocoa
- Green Bean
- Guava
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Lambsquarters
- Maize (corn)
- Maple syrup
- Papaya
- Pawpaw
- Peanut
- Pecan
- Pineapple
- Prickly pear
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Quamash
- Quinoa
- Squash
- Sunflower
- Sweet Potato
- Tepary bean
- Tomato
- Vanilla
- Wild rice
- Yambean
- Yucca
(Word origin of some of these verified at Etymology Online.)
