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malanga

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
  2. Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
  3. The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
  4. Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

yautia(English)tannia(English)spoonflower(English)xanthosoma atrovirens(English)xanthosoma sagittifolium(English)malanga lila(English)malanga blanca(English)malanga coco(English)ondine(English)parakeet(English)warhol(English)rumba(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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