marog

Etymology

From Sotho marog.

noun

Any of several edible plants of the Amaranthus genus, used locally in South Africa as spinach.“https://web.archive.org/web/20060811214247/http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Show/SAfrica/sapaper/saessay.htm Amaranthus hybridus (Figure 38) and other Amaranthus species are either grown for their seeds (Inca wheat) or harvested as spinach (marog).”