Batatas

This Iland hath singular good wine, especially in the towne of Telde, and sundry sorts of good fruits, as Batatas, Mellons, Peares, Apples, Oranges,

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

This Batatas, or sweet Potato, had the reputation, like Eringo root, of being able to restore decayed vigour, and so Falstaff is made by

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

Paris shouting for "la liberté, et des Batatas"; and when Louis the

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

The sweet potato (_Batatas_) is also a member of the morning-glory family.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell

But he most probably refers here to the Batatas, or sweet Potato, a Convolvulus, which was a popular esculent vegetable at that date, of tropical origin, and to which our Potato has since been thought to bear a resemblance.

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

The origin of the sweet potato is doubtful, although there is very strong evidence that it is distinctly American, as fifteen or sixteen known species of the genus Batatas are found in this country.

From Captivity to Fame or The Life of George Washington Carver Raleigh Howard Merritt 1929

Batatas: Bataten, sweet potatoes. bate: bat, from bitten, begged.

Christoph von Graffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited with an Historical Introduction and an English Translation by Vincent H. Todd, Ph.D. University of Illinois in Cooperation with Julius Goebel, Ph.D., Professor of Germanic Languages University of Illinois 1920

Our people found plenty of Batatas [25] in the deserted gardens.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874

There seemed to be several hundred acres of cleared land, about the village; a considerable portion of which was planted, chiefly with corn (Zea) Batatas, Beans, Pompions, Squash, (Cucurbita verrucosa) Melons (Cucurbita citrullus) Tobacco (Nicotiana) &c. abundantly sufficient for the inhabitants of the village.

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. 1823

Page 425 the inhabitants neglect agriculture; and generally employ themselves in hunting, and fishing: we however furnished ourselves here with a sufficiency of excellent Batatas.

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. 1823