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Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.
"Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list. Legal vegetables are defined for regulatory, tax and other purposes.
In Southern India, the vegetable is a popular accompaniment to rice dishes and curry. The purple yam, D. alata, is also eaten in India, where it is also called the violet yam. Species may be called by the regional name "taradi", which can refer to D. belophylla, [47] Dioscorea deltoidea, [48] and D. bulbifera. [49]
Allium flavum (yellow) and Allium carinatum (purple). Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with around 1000 accepted species, [4] [5] making Allium the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and amongst the largest plant genera in the world. [6]
Scientists have pinpointed the purple sweet potato as a natural alternative for synthetic food dye. While you might be more familiar with the orange-fleshed variety, the purple-hued cousin could ...
It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, [3] Jack go to bed, [4] goatsbeard, [5] or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species). The Latin specific epithet porrifolius means "with leaves like leek" (Allium porrum). [6]
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Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of Brassica oleracea, is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads.