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51Cuisine of Chile — Chilean cuisine stems from the combination of traditional indigenous cuisines prepared by the populations living in the region of Chile and the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century . Many Chilean recipes are enhanced and accompanied by wine …
52Muktaphala — The muktaphala or muktā phala[1] is a plant, also known as the cobra lily,[2] of the genus Arisaema.[3] It is also known as the liberating fruit and the pearl fruit.[4] Somewhat similar in appearance to a husked maize ear,[5] the berry is… …
53betel — /beet l/, n. an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients. Also, betel pepper. [1545 55; < Pg bétele, bétere < Malayalam virrila or Tamil verrilai] * * * Either of two different plants that are… …
54cardamom — /kahr deuh meuhm/, n. 1. the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine. 2. the plant itself. 3. a related plant, Amomum compactum, or its seeds, used …
55chocolate — chocolaty, adj. /chaw keuh lit, chok euh , chawk lit, chok /, n. 1. a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla. 2. a beverage made by dissolving such a preparation in milk or… …
56cocoa — cocoa1 /koh koh/, n. 1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed. 2. cacao (def. 2). 3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk or water. 4.… …
57copra — /kop reuh, koh preuh/, n. the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed. Also, copperah. [1575 85; < Pg < Malayalam koppara < Hindi khopra coconut] * * * ▪ coconut product dried sections of the meat of the… …
58granary — /gray neuh ree, gran euh /, n., pl. granaries. 1. a storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it has been threshed or husked. 2. a region that produces great quantities of grain. [1560 70; < L granarium, equiv. to gran(um) GRAIN + arium ARY] …
59white pepper — a condiment prepared from the husked dried berries of the pepper plant, used either whole or ground. * * * …
60agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …
