salsilla
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salsilla
(sælˈsɪlə)n
(Plants) a tropical flowering vine found in the Americas
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Noun | 1. | salsilla - tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia Bomarea, genus Bomarea - large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
2. | salsilla - tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America Bomarea, genus Bomarea - large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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