Malabar spinach
Malabar spinach noun: basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.
Noun
Malabar spinach (usually uncountable, plural Malabar spinaches)
- Basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.
- Synonyms:
- Malabar climbing spinach, Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, East-Indian spinach, Surinam spinach, Chinese spinach, Malabar nightshade, broad bologi, vine spinach, Vietnamese spinach
Malabar spinach meaning in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and Vietnamese
Malabar spinach in Marathi
- plant
- मायाळू māyāḷū
Malabar spinach in Telugu
- plant
- బచ్చలి baccali
Malabar spinach in Kannada
- plant
- ಬಸಳೆ basaḷe
Malabar spinach in Vietnamese
- plant
- mồng tơi, mùng tơi
Synonyms of Malabar spinach
- Malabar climbing spinach
- Ceylon spinach
- Indian spinach
- East-Indian spinach
- Surinam spinach
- Chinese spinach
- Malabar nightshade
- broad bologi
- vine spinach
- Vietnamese spinach
1 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- buffalo spinach
Forms of Malabar spinach
| plural | Malabar spinaches |
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Questions about Malabar spinach
- What does Malabar spinach mean?
- Malabar spinach means basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.
- What is Malabar spinach in Marathi?
- Malabar spinach in Marathi is मायाळू (māyāḷū). See Malabar spinach meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Malabar spinach?
- Malabar spinach is a noun.
- What is the plural of Malabar spinach?
- The plural of Malabar spinach is Malabar spinaches.
Words near Malabar spinach in the dictionary
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