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The word mate is used in modern Portuguese and Spanish. The pronunciation of yerba mate in Spanish is [ˈɟʝeɾβa ˈmate]. [13] The stress on the word mAte falls on the first syllable. [13] The word hierba is Spanish for 'herb'; yerba is the variant spelling of hierba used throughout Latin America. [15]
Soursop (also called graviola, guyabano, and in Latin America guanábana) is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. [ 4 ][ 5 ] It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is widely propagated. [ 6 ] It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family.
Pre-Columbian era. First European written record by Spanish colonizers in the 15th century. Mate or maté[a] (/ ˈmɑːteɪ / MAH-tay, Spanish: [ˈmate], Portuguese: [ˈmatʃi]) is a traditional South American caffeine -rich infused herbal drink. It is also known as chimarrão[b] or cimarrón, [c] and ka’ay in Guarani. [2]
The Latin word for 'leaf', folium, is neuter. In descriptions of a single leaf, the neuter singular ending of the adjective is used, e.g. folium lanceolatum 'lanceolate leaf', folium lineare 'linear leaf'. In descriptions of multiple leaves, the neuter plural is used, e.g. folia linearia 'linear leaves'.
(of a compound leaf) Having precisely two leaflet s, usually in a symmetrical pair, e.g. a leaf of Colophospermum mopane. Compare jugate lobed leaf, e.g. most species of Bauhinia. bifusiform Fusiform with a pinch in the middle. bilabiate Having two lips, e.g. the form of the petal s in many irregular flowers. bilateral 1.
Coriander (/ ˌkɒriˈændər, ˈkɒriændər /; [ 1 ]Coriandrum sativum), also known as cilantro (/ sɪˈlæntroʊ, - ˈlɑːn -/) [ 1 ]: 90, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
Boldo, together with litre, quillay, peumo, bollén and other indigenous plants, is a characteristic component of the sclerophyllous forests endemic to central Chile. Its leaves, which have a strong, woody and slightly bitter flavor and camphor-like aroma, are used for culinary purposes, primarily in Latin America.
Oregano is a woody perennial plant, growing 20–80 cm (8–31 in) tall, with opposite leaves 1–4 cm (– in) long. The flowers which can be white, pink or light purple, are 3–4 mm (– in) long, and produced in erect spikes in summer. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, while its close relative O. majorana is known as sweet marjoram.