Origin of edible roots

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Origin of edible roots.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of trees and plants. · Origin of various plants and trees. · Origin of other plant forms. · view the constellation · filed as A2686.4

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

HawaiianLegends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes, II.
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 1, Section CLXXXV
BuddhistThe Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, Book III

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of vegetables.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of sweet potato Origin of taro Origin of yams

Filed beside it

Origin of mushroom. (Cf. A2613.1.)Origin of peas. (Cf. A2612.3.)Origin of pepper plant. (Cf. A2611.4.)Origin of turmeric Origin of beans Origin of gourds Origin of cinnamon

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