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spinach
spinach annual plant ( Spinacia oleracea ) of the family Chenopodiaceae ( goosefoot family), probably of Persian origin and known to have been introduced into Europe in the 15th cent. It is valued as a vegetable for the high vitamin and iron content of its leaves, and numerous varieties of the spe...
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sweet potato
sweet potato trailing perennial plant ( Ipomoea batatas ) of the family Convolvulaceae ( morning glory family), native to the New World tropics. Cultivated from ancient times by the Aztecs for its edible tubers, it was introduced into Europe in the 16th cent. and later spread to Asia. It is now th...
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shad
shad fish, Alosa sapidissima, of the family Clupeidae ( herring family), found along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Florida and successfully introduced on the Pacific coast. The shad is one of the largest (6 lb/2.7 kg average) of the herrings and has delicious but bony flesh; its roe is...
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manes
manes , in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the dead and, later, to the individual souls of the dead. Eventually, the Romans placated the manes with offerings at the graves of the d...
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sparrow
sparrow common name of various small brown-and-gray perching birds. New World birds called sparrows are members of the finch family. They were named for their resemblance to the English sparrow and the European tree sparrow (members of the weaver bird family), both introduced in the Americas....
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logania
logania , common name for the Loganiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of warmer climates, including many woody climbing species. Some plants of this family are grown in the United States as ornamentals, and several are sources of medicines and poisons. The former include introduced species...
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strawberry
strawberry any plant of the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae ( rose family), low herbaceous perennials with edible red fruits, native to temperate and mountainous tropical regions. The European everbearing strawberry ( F. vesca ) is the only species that does not put out the stolons typical...
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buzzard
buzzard common name for hawks of the genus Buteo and the genus Pernis, or honey buzzard, of the Old World family Accipitridae. Honey buzzards feed on insects, wasp and bumblebee larvae, and small reptiles. The name buzzard is also incorrectly applied to various hawks and New World vultures, suc...
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bromeliad
bromeliad common name for plants of the family Bromeliaceae ( pineapple family).
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wheat grass
wheat grass any plant of the genus Agropyron, cool-season perennials of the family Gramineae ( grass family). Species of wheat grass, both native and introduced, are important range forage grasses in the prairie states. Wheat grasses are also valuable for revegetation because of their drought re...
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