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Entry

1  belena

Part of speech

2  noun

Explanations in English

3  [1.2] [Betsimisaraka, Sakalava] [lena, wet.] The sweet potato. Batatas edulis, Choisy. Same as vomanga, ovihazo (Bets.), vihazo (Bets.), mbizo (Bets.), and tsimanga (Prov.), etc.

Explanations in French

4  [1.196] (de be : gros et lena : mouillé, humide ; allusion au tubercule aqueux). Variété de patate douce, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Convolvulaceae), à gros tubercule. [Bara] 5  [Sakalava] 6  [Betsileo]

Vocabulary

7  Botany: vegetable

Elementary words

8  be, lena

Analogs

9  bele

Scientific name

10  Ipomoea batatas

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Updated on 2025/02/02