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  2. Colocasia - Wikipedia

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    The leaf bases are mixed with curd to make the side dish dethi. The leaves are also coated in besan and fried to make the snack paatwadi or aloowadi. In Gujarat, this leaf is called arbi (or alvi) and is used to make patra. This is a steamed dish similar to patrode, but with gram flour instead of the rice flour used in patrode.

  3. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    pl. adelphiae A bundle or structure of stamens forming one unit in an adelphous flower; for example, the stamen tube around the pistil of Hibiscus. adelphous Having organs, particularly filament s such as stamen s, connected into one or more adelphiae, whether in the form of bunches or tubes, such as is commonly seen in families such as Malvaceae. Usage of the term is not consistent; some ...

  4. Samanea saman - Wikipedia

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    A.Lyons. A Chankiri Tree, otherwise known as Rain tree. Samanea saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade [5] and is native to Central and South America. [6] It is often placed in the genus Samanea, [7] which by yet other authors is subsumed in Albizia entirely.

  5. Gongura - Wikipedia

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    Gongura. Gongura (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra), or Puntikura, or Gogaaku is a variety of the roselle plant grown for its edible leaves in India and in other countries like Fiji. [2] These leaves are used in south-central Indian cuisine to impart a tart flavour. [3] Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed.

  6. Coleus amboinicus - Wikipedia

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    Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]

  7. Sumac - Wikipedia

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    The leaves of certain sumacs yield tannin (mostly pyrogallol -type), a substance used in vegetable tanning. Notable sources include the leaves of R. coriaria, Chinese gall on R. chinensis, and wood and roots of R. pentaphylla. Leather tanned with sumac is flexible, light in weight, and light in color. One type of leather made with sumac tannins ...

  8. Indo-European vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Verbs are given in their "dictionary form". The exact form given depends on the specific language: For the Germanic languages and for Welsh, the infinitive is given. For Latin, the Baltic languages, and the Slavic languages, the first-person singular present indicative is given, with the infinitive supplied in parentheses.

  9. Amaranth - Wikipedia

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    Amaranth is a herbaceous plant or shrub that is either annual or perennial across the genus. [ 5 ] Flowers vary interspecifically from the presence of 3 or 5 tepals and stamens, whereas a 7- porate pollen grain structure remains consistent across the family. [ 5 ] Species across the genus contain concentric rings of vascular bundles, and fix ...