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The flowering plant Abelmoschus manihot.
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A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.
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The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
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Alternative form of American columbo [Any of genus Frasera of perennial herb of the gentian family, especially Frasera caroliniensis.]
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(India) figs (the fruit)
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Alternative form of arracacha [A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza]
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A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia.
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Alternative spelling of acai [Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.]
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Alternative form of bacupari [Garcinia gardneriana, a dioecious evergreen of the Amazon Basin, producing fruit with edible arils.]
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A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
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Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
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A plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
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(Caribbean, dated) Aubergine, eggplant.
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The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
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A tree (Muntingia calabura) native to the New World tropics, now widely cultivated, with ornamental, economic, and environmental uses.
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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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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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sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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Alternative form of copaiba [Any of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera]
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A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
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A Brazilian plant, the cricket-vine (Fridericia chica).
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Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
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A banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
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Alternative form of canaigre [(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.]
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(India, archaic) A superior species of jackfruit.
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Alstonia scholaris (blackboard tree, scholar tree, milkwood, devil's tree, white cheesewood).
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Basella alba, Malabar spinach, with thick, succulent, heart-shaped leaves
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A grower of coca leaves in Peru or Bolivia.
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New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
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A tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers: Dioscorea trifida
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Alternative form of kousso [An Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, Hagenia abyssinica.]
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Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
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The legume Sesbania bispinosa, native to Asia and North Africa.
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a leaf of the banana or other plant, used as a plate to serve food in South Asian countries.
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The fruit of the doum palm.
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A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
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Alternative spelling of eggplant [(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena.]
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taro (Colocasia esculenta)
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A tropical grass (Eleusine coracana, finger millet) similar to millet, grown as a food crop and also used for weaving.
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(Nigeria) The jute mallow, Corchorus olitorius.
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Rare spelling of finocchio. [A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).]
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Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio
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The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.
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The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable.
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A conserve made of red guavas and sugar, found in Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Synonym of gokshura (“Indian herb”)
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(Uganda) The plantain, especially when served fried.
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(uncommon) Aframomum melegueta itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
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An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.
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Obsolete form of guava. [A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.]
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Alternative form of quenepa [The mamoncillo]
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A whole rhizome of ginger.
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(medicine, pharmaceutics) The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation of this root used as a drug; ipecac.
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Obsolete form of jambul. [An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.]
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The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.
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A species of goosefoot, Chenopodium pallidicaule, similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa.
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(India) Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
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Alternative form of kava [A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.]
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candlenut, Aleurites moluccanus or Aleurites moluccana
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The tropical tree Terminalia catappa.
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The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.
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A gherkin-like vegetable, Coccinia grandis, from Southern India and Indo-China.
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Synonym of okra: the edible capsules of the okra plant.
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(India) Okra; the edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus.
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Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
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(Philippines) fishberry (Anamirta cocculus)
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(proscribed) A related plant with similar uses and flavor, Kaempferia galanga.
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The palmyra, or leaves of this tree as used for manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Alternative form of loofah [A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd]
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
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Curcuma amada, a plant related to turmeric, but with a mango-like flavor and aroma.
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Alternative form of maoli (type of banana). [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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(India) The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
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Alternative form of mahua [Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.]
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A Tahitian oil infused with flower petals
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Alternative form of mahua [Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.]
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Alternative form of murumuru [A rainforest palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, whose seeds contain a butter used in moisturizers.]
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(chiefly Philippines) jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
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The cocoyam Xanthosoma sagittifolium (or other Xanthosoma), so called to distinguish it from old cocoyam.
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Zizania palustris, a species of wild rice, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.
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Alternative spelling of niger (Guizotia abyssinica) [An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra. [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative spelling of okra. [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative spelling of okra. [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
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(obsolete) Alternative form of okra [The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.]
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Alternative spelling of pacay [A Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.]
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The terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food.
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A perennial Polynesian herb whose fleshy tubers yield arrowroot.
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A plant with starchy tubers used like arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides
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A Hawaiian burr cucumber, Sicyos maximowiczii.
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Alternative form of sapucaia [A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis).]
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The long fruit of this vine, which is used as food, in medicine, and in crafting didgeridoos.
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(rare) Alternative form of susumber [(usually uncountable) Solanum torvum, a bushy, spiny perennial plant: the wild eggplant.]
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A hallucinogenic decoction made from this plant
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(India) The plant Amaranthus tricolor when used as a vegetable.
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Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
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A long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are placed so the poisonous juice can be pressed out of them.
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(South Africa) A bitter melon, of the species Citrullus lanatus.
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Alternative form of wax gourd [Benincasa hispida, a vine cultivated throughout Asia.]
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Marah, a genus of gourds native to western North America
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bulrush millet, Eleusine coracana.
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Alternative form of wongshy [(obsolete) An Asian tree, Gardenia jasminoides.]
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A tropical vine, Pachyrhizus erosus, grown for its crisp, starchy edible root, the jicama.
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(Fiji) Alternative form of yagona [(chiefly in the Pacific islands) The kava plant.]
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