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Crops originating from indigenous Americans
TomatoThe tomato was once called the wolf peach, a name coined by the ancient physician Galen for a plant he could never identify, yet today that same name defines…
PapayaThe word papaya derives from the Caribbean Taíno language, specifically the term paapaía, though some etymologists argue for a Mayan origin meaning mottled…
PotatoThe potato is not a root, but a swollen underground stem that defies the common understanding of what a vegetable is. These tubers form from thickened…
CassavaA single dose of 25 milligrams of pure cassava cyanogenic glucoside, containing 2.5 milligrams of cyanide, is sufficient to kill a rat, yet this same plant…