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Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also known as scarlet gourd, [2] is a tropical vine.It grows primarily in tropical climates and is commonly found in the Indian states where it forms a part of the local cuisine.
Meaning Kali: Kalli: Name of a plant Notchi: Notchi: Name of a plant Mourouk (Muruku) Murungai: Name of a tree Vetivert: Vettiver: Name of a plant Att: Atta: Name of a fruit Goyave: Koyyu: Name of a fruit Pipangaye: Peerkanggaye: Name of a vegetable Mourroung: Murungai (முருங்கை) Moringa: Patol: Pudol: Name of a vegetable ...
Dried Safed Musli tubers. Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular Indian region. It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name safed musli. [1]
The generic name Manihot and the common name "manioc" both derive from the Guarani (Tupi) name mandioca or manioca for the plant. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The specific name esculenta is Latin for 'edible'. [ 2 ] The common name "cassava" is a 16th century word from the French or Portuguese cassave , in turn from Taíno caçabi . [ 4 ]
In the latter-mentioned definition of "vegetable", which is used in everyday language, the words "fruit" and "vegetable" are mutually exclusive. "Fruit" has a precise botanical meaning, being a part that developed from the ovary of a flowering plant. This is considerably different from the word's culinary meaning.
It is a popular green vegetable in Chakma community and it is known as "Aamelli". Similarly, Gongura is popular in Tamil Nadu as well, and is called pulichakeerai (புளிச்சைக் கீரை) in Tamil. In Odisha it's known as ଗୋରକୁରା (gorkura) or ଖଟା ପାଳଙ୍ଗ (khata palangaw).
Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, [3] is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. [2]
Patchouli (also spelled patchouly or pachouli) (/ p ə ˈ tʃ uː l i /; Pogostemon cablin) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called the mint or deadnettle family.