| 单词 | maori potato |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMaori potato Maori potato n. New Zealand any of several varieties of mealy potatoes with reddish or purple skins, grown originally and traditionally by Maori. ΚΠ 1959 L. Masters Tales of Mails 134 Jeff and his companion ran out of food, and for 6 weeks after their arrival..[in 1856], had to live on shell fish and Maori potatoes. Captain Cook had left seed potatoes with the Maoris, hence the Maori potatoes. 1971 N.Z. Heritage 1 253 The uwhi potato and other early introduced varieties—known collectively today as ‘Maori potatoes’..—are still found growing in some home gardens. 1983 Bot. Div. Newslet. (N.Z. Dept. Sci. & Industr. Res.) No. 85. 11 The ancient potato cultivars commonly referred to as Maori potatoes may be descended from tubers given to the Maori by early explorers, or they may have come direct from South America with the early colonisation of the Pacific. < as lemmas |
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