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# Cashew | # Cashew | ||
# Cassava | # Cassava | ||
| − | # Cherimoya (custard apple) | + | # '''Cherimoya''' (custard apple) |
# '''Chia''' | # '''Chia''' | ||
# '''Chicle''' (chewing gum) | # '''Chicle''' (chewing gum) | ||
# Chili pepper | # Chili pepper | ||
| − | |||
# '''Cocoa''' | # '''Cocoa''' | ||
# Cranberry | # Cranberry | ||
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# '''Quinoa''' (pronounced "keen-wa") | # '''Quinoa''' (pronounced "keen-wa") | ||
# '''Squash''' | # '''Squash''' | ||
| + | # '''Strawberry''' | ||
# Sunflower | # Sunflower | ||
# Sweet '''Potato''' | # Sweet '''Potato''' | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 23 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
- Cocoa
- Cranberry
- 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
- Strawberry
- Sunflower
- Sweet Potato
- Tepary bean
- Tomato
- Vanilla
- Wild rice
- Wintergreen
- Yambean
- Yucca
(Word origin of some of these verified at Etymology Online.)
