Rasavalli

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible root.

    "Vern. Potato Yam, Aerial Yam (E), Panu kondol, Udala, Bakamunawel (wild); Mothaka valli and Rasa valli (cultivars)."

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purple yamubewater yamwinged yam

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"Vern. Potato Yam, Aerial Yam (E), Panu kondol, Udala, Bakamunawel (wild); Mothaka valli and Rasa valli (cultivars)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil இராசவள்ளி (irācavaḷḷi), ultimately from Sanskrit रस (rasa, “juice, essence”) + native Tamil வள்ளி (vaḷḷi, “climber, creeper”).

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