Native Americans had their own folk medicines and cures involving plants. These often were shared with the Europeans who often in turn adopted the indigenous botanicals for treating their illnesses. In such cases, this action of a one-way exchange emphasizes the process of ________.

A. assimilation
B. transculturation
C. cultural lag
D. acculturation


Answer: D

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