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suran

suran noun: a tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible root.

suran: a tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible root
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Noun

suran (plural surans)

  1. A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible root.
    • Almost all of us know this Suran plant and also the value of its under-ground corm as an article of vegetable diet.1923, Journal of Indian Botany, Volume 2, Indian Botanical Society, page 55

Synonyms of suran

Forms of suran

pluralsurans

Origin of suran

Borrowed from Hindi सूरन (sūran), ultimately from Sanskrit सुरण (suraṇa).

Questions about suran

What does suran mean?
Suran means a tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible root.
What part of speech is suran?
Suran is a noun.
What is the plural of suran?
The plural of suran is surans.

Words near suran in the dictionary

  1. Surallah
  2. Surami
  3. suramin
  4. suramin sodium
  5. Suramya
  6. suran
  7. suranal
  8. surance
  9. surangular
  10. surangulars
  11. surans

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