Potatoes

FEderico V. (Spain)
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  1. initially
    at the beginning
    Initially, they fed potatoes, in combination with another well-known plant, coca, to their Indian silver mine laborers, which kept the slaves working at a feverish pitch under incredibly difficult conditions.
  2. disperse
    move away from each other
    Eventually, potatoes were transported back to Spain, then dispersed throughout the world.
  3. arrive
    reach a destination
    Incredibly, Andean natives were already cultivating three thousand varieties before the Spaniards arrived.
  4. staple
    material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
    By 1625, the potato was a cheap and nutritious staple.
  5. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
    Incredibly, Andean natives were already cultivating three thousand varieties before the Spaniards arrived.
  6. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
    Demand for potatoes grew dramatically with the flood of Irish immigrants in the 1850's.
  7. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
    Today, potatoes are one of the four most important food plants in the world with the Soviet Union producing the largest harvest.
  8. encounter
    come together
    The Spaniards first encountered the potato in 1535.
  9. eventually
    after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
    Eventually, potatoes were transported back to Spain, then dispersed throughout the world.
  10. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
    Demand for potatoes grew dramatically with the flood of Irish immigrants in the 1850's.
  11. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
    A wild crop relative of Ullucus tuberosa .
Created on 四月 11, 2010 (updated 四月 11, 2010)

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