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Red Fife|rɛd faɪf|
Also Red Fyfe.
[f. red a. + the name of David Fife (1804?–77), Canadian botanist.]
A rust-resistant variety of spring wheat, developed in Canada during the 1870s by David Fife.
[1851Watchman (St. Thomas, Ontario) 1 Feb. 2/4 In another column will be found an article on the ‘Fife Wheat’ which is held in such high estimation..by all who have tried it.] 1883Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Times 3 Oct. 6/2 Try it and be convinced, and by all means give the ‘red fyfe’ the preference. 1889Experimental Farms: Rep. 1888 (Canada Dept. Agric.) 29 One sample of the Red Fyfe was grown in Ontario. 1900Westm. Gaz. 28 Dec. 2/1 The quantity and quality of Red Fife..is as fine as ever. 1932Discovery Mar. 73/2 The suitable wheat [for prairie farming], Red Fife, was discovered by accident. 1936,1965[see marquis 4]. 1973H. Robertson Grass Roots iii. 56 Home⁓steaders were able to purchase high-quality Red Fife wheat. |