Malabar spinach

English

Basella alba

Noun

Malabar spinach (usually uncountable, plural Malabar spinaches)

Basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.

Synonyms

(Basella alba): Malabar climbing spinach, Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, East-Indian spinach, Surinam spinach, Chinese spinach, Malabar nightshade, broad bologi, vine spinach, Vietnamese spinach, buffalo spinach

Translations

plant

Chinese:
Mandarin: 木耳菜 (mù'ěrcài)

Telugu: బచ్చలి (te) (baccali)
Vietnamese: mồng tơi (vi)

References

Basella alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Basella alba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Basella alba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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