salsilla · noun — bomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
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Etymology
From Spanish salsilla, diminutive of salsa (“sauce”).
noun
- Bomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
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Words closest in meaning
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- chinchayote 55% match — The edible tuber of the chayote, Sechium edule. vs salsilla →
- eddo 55% match — A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers. vs salsilla →
- rucola 55% match — Rocket, arugula (plant Eruca sativa). vs salsilla →
- suran 54% match — A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible root. vs salsilla →
- salsolidine 54% match — A tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Salsola. vs salsilla →
- colocasia 53% match — Taro; eddo. vs salsilla →
- manyroot 53% match — The plant Ruellia tuberosa. vs salsilla →
- borage 53% match — Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked. vs salsilla →