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# Cassava | # Cassava | ||
# Cherimoya (custard apple) | # Cherimoya (custard apple) | ||
| + | # '''Chia''' | ||
# '''Chicle''' (chewing gum) | # '''Chicle''' (chewing gum) | ||
# Chili pepper | # Chili pepper | ||
| + | # '''Cherimoya''' | ||
# '''Cocoa''' | # '''Cocoa''' | ||
# Green Bean | # Green Bean | ||
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# Pumpkin | # Pumpkin | ||
# '''Quamash''' | # '''Quamash''' | ||
| − | # Quinoa | + | # '''Quinoa''' (pronounced "keen-wa") |
# '''Squash''' | # '''Squash''' | ||
# Sunflower | # Sunflower | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 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)
- Chia
- Chicle (chewing gum)
- Chili pepper
- Cherimoya
- Cocoa
- Green Bean
- Guava
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Lambsquarters
- Maize (corn)
- Maple syrup
- Papaya
- Pawpaw
- Peanut
- Pecan
- Pineapple
- Prickly pear
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Quamash
- Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa")
- Squash
- Sunflower
- Sweet Potato
- Tepary bean
- Tomato
- Vanilla
- Wild rice
- Yambean
- Yucca
(Word origin of some of these verified at Etymology Online.)
