Meaning of ground provisions | Babel Free

Definitions

Starchy staple vegetables grown in the ground such as yam, taro, cassava and sweet potato.

Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica, plural, plural-only

Examples

“In Barbadoes, I doubt⟳ whether the corn, (it is Indian corn not wheat) and the ground provisions (I mean⟳ yams, and other roots) raised in the island, are sufficient to maintain⟳ the inhabitants for three months […]”

“There is little cane grown in St. Mary: most of the cultivation is in fruit and ground provisions.”

“Thirty Arawak Indians were brought to teach⟳ the English how to plant⟳ cassava, yams, and other ground provisions […]”

“Lydia has made stewed chicken, rice, string beans, and the ground provisions that Mr. Sinclair likes: dasheen, cassava, and sweet potatoes.”

CEFR level