kumara
Britishnoun
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a convolvulaceous twining plant, Ipomoea batatas, of tropical America, cultivated in the tropics for its edible fleshy yellow root
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the root of this plant
Etymology
Origin of kumara
Māori
Example Sentences
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Both cultivate sweet potatoes and call them by names which closely resemble their ancient Peruvian name: kumara.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their harvest, consisting of Indian corn, potatoes, and kumara, was now ready for gathering, and all the women were busily occupied.
From A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 by Earle, Augustus
I am thinking that I may be likened to stagnant water, that is not good, that nobody drinks, and that does not run down in brooks, upon the banks of which kumara and trees grow.
From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)
Their taro and their kumara fields had to be dug, and dug thoroughly with wooden spades.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
On board thereof, with the men, women, and children, were brought dogs, rats, the gourd and taro root, and the invaluable kumara or sweet potato.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
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