Agriculture
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ArticleAre black-eyed peas really peas? No. Blackeye pea. Federal Grain Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing Service. Black-eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata) are a variety of the cowpea and are part of the family of beans &...
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ArticleHow did the grapefruit get its name? It doesn't look like a grape. It is believed that the name refers to the manner in which grapefruit grows in clusters on a tree. Grapefruit. SNAP-Ed Connection, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most botanists agree that the grapefruit...
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ArticleHow did the squash get its name? “Squash” comes from the Narragansett Native American word askutasquash, which means “eaten raw or uncooked.” Fresh squash varieties at a farmer’s market. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Squashes are one...
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ArticleIs a coconut a fruit, nut or seed? Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a...
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ArticleWhat is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? Although yams and sweet potatoes are both angiosperms (flowering plants), they are not related botanically. Yams are a monocot (a plant having one embryonic seed leaf) and from the Dioscoreaceae or Yam...
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ArticleWhy do turkeys have dark and white meat? In a turkey the active muscles such as the legs store a lot of oxygen and become dark, while less active muscles like the breast remain white. The Beltsville Small White turkey...
