Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	branch_n	grow_v	leaf_n	1,875	5	9.3763	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22928	The naturall and morall historie of the East and West Indies Intreating of the remarkable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country: together with the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Ioseph Acosta, and translated into English by E.G.; Historia natural y moral de las Indias. English	Acosta, José de, 1540-1600.; Grimeston, Edward, attributed name.	1604 (1604)	STC 94; ESTC S100394	372,047	616

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&_o black_a soever_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o the_o juice_n or_o water_n that_o come_v from_o this_o root_n when_o they_o strain_v it_o which_o make_v the_o cacavi_n be_v a_o deadly_a poison_n and_o kill_v any_o that_o drink_v thereof_o but_o the_o substance_n that_o remain_v be_v a_o very_a wholesome_a bread_n and_o nourishment_n as_o we_o have_v say_v there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o yuca_n which_o they_o call_v sweet_a and_o have_v not_o this_o poison_n in_o the_o juice_n this_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o root_n boil_a or_o roast_v and_o be_v good_a meat_n cacavi_n will_v keep_v long_o and_o therefore_o they_o carry_v it_o to_o sea_n in_o steed_n of_o biscuit_n the_o place_n where_o they_o use_v most_o of_o this_o bread_n be_v at_o the_o land_n of_o barlovente_n which_o be_v s._n dominicke_n cuba_n port_n ricco_fw-it jamaique_fw-la and_o some_o other_o thereabouts_o for_o that_o the_o soil_n of_o these_o land_n will_v neither_o bear_v wheat_n nor_o may_n for_o whenas_o 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from_o the_o philippines_n and_o china_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o understand_v what_o they_o eat_v general_o at_o the_o indies_n in_o stead_n of_o bread_n of_o divers_a root_n which_o grow_v at_o the_o indies_n chap._n 18._o although_o in_o these_o part_v the_o land_n be_v more_o abundant_a and_o fertile_a in_o fruit_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a diversity_n of_o fruit_n tree_n and_o plant_n we_o have_v yet_o for_o root_n and_o other_o thing_n that_o grow_v under_o the_o earth_n the_o which_o they_o use_v for_o meat_n in_o my_o opinion_n there_o be_v great_a abundance_n there_o for_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o plant_n we_o have_v readish_n turnip_n parsnep_n carrot_n lieke_n garlic_n and_o some_o other_o profitable_a root_n but_o in_o those_o country_n they_o have_v so_o many_o divers_a sort_n as_o i_o can_v reckon_v they_o those_o which_o i_o now_o remember_v beside_o papas_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a there_o 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great_a abundance_n as_o they_o have_v increase_v in_o so_o i_o place_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o as_o they_o have_v affirm_v to_o i_o they_o can_v not_o destroy_v the_o abundance_n which_o grow_v up_o for_o to_o sow_v corn_n there_o we_o have_v see_v reddish_a root_n as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n arm_n very_o tender_a and_o of_o a_o good_a taste_n and_o of_o these_o toote_v i_o have_v speak_v some_o serve_v for_o ordinatie_a meat_n as_o the_o camore_n which_o be_v roast_v serve_v as_o pulse_n there_o be_v other_o root_n that_o serve_v they_o for_o dainty_n as_o the_o cochuch●_n it_o be_v a_o small_a sweet_a root_n which_o some_o preserve_v for_o more_o delight_n there_o be_v other_o root_n fit_a to_o cool_v as_o the_o piquima_fw-la which_o be_v in_o quality_n very_o cold_a and_o moist_a and_o in_o summer_n it_o refresh_v and_o quench_v the_o thirst_n but_o the_o papas_n and_o ocas_n be_v the_o chief_a for_o nourishment_n and_o substance_n the_o indian_n esteem_v garlic_n above_o all_o the_o root_n of_o europe_n and_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o fruit_n of_o great_a force_n wherein_o they_o want_v no_o reason_n for_o that_o it_o comfort_n and_o warm_v the_o stomach_n for_o that_o they_o eat_v it_o with_o a_o appetite_n raw_a as_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o divers_a sort_n of_o green_a herb_n and_o pulse_n and_o of_o those_o they_o call_v concombre_n pine_n or_o pine_v apple_n small_a fruit_n of_o chille_n and_o of_o prune_n chap._n 19_o se●ing_n we_o have_v begin_v with_o the_o lesser_a plant_n i_o may_v in_o few_o word_n touch_v that_o which_o concern_v flower_n and_o potherb_n and_o that_o which_o the_o latin_n call_v arbusta_fw-la without_o any_o mention_n of_o tree_n there_o be_v some_o kind_n

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