救きゅう荒こう作さく物もつ

noun

hardy plants; emergency crops

Refers to plants cultivated as a food source during famines or poor harvests, such as millet, buckwheat, or sweet potatoes. Often used in agricultural or historical contexts.

• 救きゅう荒こう作さく物もつとしてソバが栽さい培ばいされた。

  Buckwheat was cultivated as an emergency crop.

• 昔むかしは飢き饉きんに備そなえて救きゅう荒こう作さく物もつを植うえていた。

  In the past, people planted hardy plants in preparation for famine.