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Entry

1  belena

Elementary words

2  be, lena

Part of speech

3  noun

Explanations in English

4  [lena, wet.] The sweet potato. Batatas edulis, Choisy. Same as vomanga, ovihazo (Bets.), vihazo (Bets.), mbizo (Bets.), and tsimanga (Prov.), etc. [Betsimisaraka, Sakalava] [1.2]

Explanations in French

5  (de be : gros et lena : mouillé, humide ; allusion au tubercule aqueux). Variété de patate douce, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Convolvulaceae), à gros tubercule. [Bara] [1.196] 6  [Sakalava] 7  [Betsileo]

Vocabulary

8  Botany: vegetable

Scientific name

9  Ipomoea batatas

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Updated on 2024/10/08