Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

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Cucumis callosus

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Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. momordica

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Cucumis momordica

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Cucumis sativus

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Cucumis trigonus

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Cucurbita maxima

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Cucurbita moschata

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Cudrania triloba

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Curcuma caulina

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Curcuma pseudomontana

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