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Achira

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye. uncountable
  2. 2
    canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained wordnet
  3. 3
    The edible rhizome of this plant. uncountable

    "In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop."

Etymology

From Quechua achira.

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