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  2. Oxalis tuberosa - Wikipedia

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    Oca was introduced to Europe in 1830 as a competitor to the potato, and to New Zealand as early as 1860. In New Zealand, oca has become a popular table vegetable and is called yams (although not a true yam). It is available in various colors, including yellow, orange, pink, apricot, and traditional red. [3]

  3. Colonial Ammunition Company - Wikipedia

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    It was founded by Captain John Whitney of CAC New Zealand in a joint venture with several of English partners and was a separate entity from the commercial New Zealand company. The Australian government leased the facility from CAC on 1 January 1921 and bought the facility outright in 1927 and renamed it the Small Arms Ammunition Factory No.1 ...

  4. Yes, There Is A Big Difference Between Yams & Sweet Potatoes

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    Yams are considered tubers and are grown from pieces of the tubers." ... Ann Taylor's Semi-Annual Sale is here. AOL. 6 heart-shaped sweaters to wear for Valentine's Day. Show comments.

  5. Pak'nSave - Wikipedia

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    Pak'nSave (stylised as PAK'nSAVE) is a New Zealand discount food supermarket warehouse chain owned by the Foodstuffs cooperative. [1] It is one of the three main supermarket chains in New Zealand, alongside Woolworths New Zealand and New World (the latter is also owned by Foodstuffs). [2] There is a total of 58 Pak'nSave stores throughout the ...

  6. Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

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    The seed yams are perishable and bulky to transport. Farmers who do not buy new seed yams usually set aside up to 30% of their harvest for planting the next year. Yam crops face pressure from a range of insect pests and fungal and viral diseases, as well as nematodes. Their growth and dormant phases correspond respectively to the wet season and ...

  7. Dioscorea bulbifera - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, [2] aerial yam, [3] and parsnip yam [4]) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. [ 1 ]

  8. Yam - Wikipedia

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    Yam (vegetable), common name for members of Dioscorea; Taro, known in Malaysia and Singapore as yam; Sweet potato, specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North America; Yam, a salad in Thai cuisine; Oxalis tuberosa, referred to as yams in New Zealand and Polynesia

  9. Māori potatoes - Wikipedia

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    Māori traditions maintain that taewa were cultivated well before Europeans first visited New Zealand. [1] [2] Despite this, James Cook is presumed by academic scholars to have introduced potatoes to New Zealand in his first voyage (1769), as is Marion de Fresne. [4] More South American varieties came with sealers and whalers in the early 19th ...