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The spread of this crop has been dated linguistically by David Schoenbrun using words for “bill-hook,” and can be carbon-dated by its “volcaniform” phytoliths. As a slave trader, John Newton ran a barracoon on an island group named for this crop, where the mixed-race Cleveland and Caulker dynasties fought bloody wars. This staple crop of the Chaga, Haya, and Mangbetu kingdoms superficially resembles the Ethiopian (15[1])enset. Women tended gardens of this crop while men worked on public works like road-building under the (*) kabakas of Buganda. Since it is less labor-intensive than (-5[1])yams, the introduction of cattle-raising (-5[1])and this crop to the African Great Lakes in the 1st century CE allowed a population explosion. An English word for this crop comes from Wolof. (-5[3])For (-5[2])10 points, a variety of what crop is named for being brought to the Kew Gardens by William Cavendish? ■END■ (10[10]0[1])

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