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noun
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Frijolos are a species of bean which grows in great perfection in the Chinampas, or swimming gardens upon the lake of Chalco.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
Chinampas are formed by laying upon the soft mud a very thick coating of reeds, or rather rushes, in the form and about the size of one of our largest canal scows.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.
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Possible Synonyms
- floating gardens
- lake-bed farming
- raised beds
- Mesoamerican hydroculture
- Aztec agricultural plot
Possible Antonyms
- land-based cultivation
- dry farming
- terrestrial agriculture
- pastoralism
- terrace farming
