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(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
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(rare) A large tree, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, (possibly native to the island of Hispaniola); also, the very hard wood harvested from it, used especially for shipbuilding.
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The edible rhizome of this plant.
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(India) A plant related to ajwain, Trachyspermum roxburghianum, used as a spice and in Ayurvedic medicine.
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A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed-like fruit, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
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allseed flax (Radiola linoides)
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The seed of the musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, formerly Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet; musk seed.
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Any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum or Mosiera guineensis (syn. Psidium araca) or another Psidium, or Eugenia stipitata. (Sometimes species are distinguished by compound names like araca-boi.)
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arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
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arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
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A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
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Alternative form of asafoetida [A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.]
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The runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus).
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An Asiatic plant, Piper betle, whose leaves are used to wrap betel nuts for chewing.
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Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
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The Asiatic plant, Amomum subulatum, whose pods are used as a spice in Indian cuisine.
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A plantain cultivar, eaten in the Caribbean.
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(South Africa) Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine.
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A species of plantain with toothed or divided leaves (Plantago coronopus).
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Cucurbita foetidissima, a tuberous xerophytic plant of North America.
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Alternative spelling of callaloo [Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.]
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Alternative form of gamboge. [One of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus.]
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Alternative form of caraguatá [Any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (formerly Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.]
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A cowpea native to Africa, Vigna unguiculata, sometimes Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, a densely-branched shrubby perennial grown for animal fodder or food.
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Alternative spelling of chadon beni [(Caribbean) Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.]
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A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.
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Alternative letter-case form of China root [Smilax glabra, an East Asian plant; the drugs made from the root, used in traditional Chinese medicine and formerly as a treatment for syphilis.]
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The garlic chive, Allium tuberosum.
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(mythology) The Incan goddess of the coca plant.
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Obsolete form of colocynth. [A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.]
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Alternative form of coontie [Zamia integrifolia (syn. Zamia floridana), cycadaceous plants of Florida and the West Indies, or the starch (sago) produced from these plants.]
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(India, obsolete) safflower
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Eleusine coracana, finger millet.
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(Western US) Any of several native species of tobacco (genus Nicotiana) which were used by American Indians in the area before the coming of Europeans.
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(Trinidad and Tobago) The andiroba or crabwood tree (Carapa guianensis).
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Alternative form of cucumber tree [Averrhoa bilimbi, native to South-east Asia.]
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Alternative form of condurango [(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.]
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The piece of ginger root used in figging.
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Alternative spelling of gambier [A flowering plant, Uncaria gambir, family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia.]
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Arundinaria gigantea (rivercane), of the southeastern US.
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Alternative spelling of ginger root [Ginger, the underground stem, or rhizome, of the plant Zingiber officinale.]
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A South African herb (Uncarina leptocarpa) with woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle.
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A medicinal substance found in the leaves of this plant.
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(South Africa) A shrub or tree, Euclea divinorum; its fruit can be fermented to produce vinegar.
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Alternative form of genip [A succulent berry with a thick rind, the fruit of plants in the genus Genipa.]
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A kind of large, fleshy South African grape.
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Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.
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The dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and Cephaelis ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine.
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A variety of ginger prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.
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(archaic) spiderwisp; Gynandropsis gynandra
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A plant related to ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, which is native to the Himalayas but widely grown elsewhere in warm climates due to its showy flowers, and which can be seriously invasive away from its native range.
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A medicinal plant, especially Breynia retusa (synonym Breynia patens), native to Kamboja.
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Synonym of kava (the plant)
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(biblical) A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor oil plant.
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kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum
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Alternative form of Long John (tree). [Triplaris surinamensis, an ant tree.]
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(historical) A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.
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A tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.
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A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia, having large bunches of long, round fruits with dark-colored flesh.
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One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.
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An exudation of the tree Croton draco.
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A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
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(chiefly South Asia) Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac, syn. Mogorium sambac).
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(Hawaii) The plant Melicope anisata.
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Alternative spelling of monkey puzzle [A large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.]
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Alternative form of nardoo [Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.]
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Synonym of niger (“Guizotia abyssinica”)
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Alternative form of ololiuhqui [A Latin American morning glory (Turbina corymbosa, syn. Rivea corymbosa) whose seeds are hallucinogenic]
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Cyathula officinalis, a species of Sino-Nepali amaranth-family plant.
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Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
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The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa.
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Alternative form of peepul [The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa.]
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The pods of the tree Vachellia caven, sometimes used to feed cattle.
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Annatto, achiote (Bixa orellana)
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Alternative spelling of sarsaparilla [Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.]
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Alternative form of savanna wattle [fiddlewood (Citharexylum spp.)]
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Alternative spelling of chadon beni [(Caribbean) Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.]
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Asparagus racemosus, a species of asparagus found throughout Nepal, Sri Lanka, India and the Himalayas.
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The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.
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A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
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A plant, Entada phaseoloides, found in Oceania and East Asia.
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Borassus flabellifer (palmyra palms)
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(rare) New cocoyam, yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
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Saccharina gyrata, an edible kelp.
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The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
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(Nigeria) The plant Gongronema latifolium, with edible leaves.
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(Caribbean) Sesamum indicum, the sesame plant.
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Synonym of Vietnamese cinnamon
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A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).
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Benincasa hispida, a vine cultivated throughout Asia.
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Alternative form of whangee [Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.]
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A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia.
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(chiefly in the Pacific islands) The drink made from the kava plant.
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Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.
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