water spinach
water spinach noun: ipomoea aquatica, a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia.
Noun
water spinach (uncountable)
- Ipomoea aquatica, a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia
- Amaranthus dubius, often bearing red or purple marks
- Synonyms:
- red spinach, rau den, spleen amaranth
- Amaranthus tricolor, edible amaranth
- Synonyms:
- Joseph's coat, Chinese amaranth
- Basella alba, Malabar spinach, with thick, succulent, heart-shaped leaves
- Synonyms:
- river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, Chinese spinach, Chinese watercress, Chinese convolvulus, swamp cabbage, kangkong, ong choy, on choy
water spinach meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai
water spinach in Tamil
- தொய்யில்
water spinach in Tagalog
- Ipomoema aquatica
- kangkong
water spinach in Indonesian
- Ipomoema aquatica
- kangkung
water spinach in Thai
- Ipomoema aquatica
- ผักบุ้ง
More languagesFewer languages
- water spinach in Vietnamese
- rau muống
- water spinach in Myanmar
- ကန်စွန်း kancwan:
Synonyms of water spinach
- red spinach
- rau den
- spleen amaranth
- Joseph's coat
- Chinese amaranth
- river spinach
- water morning glory
- water convolvulus
- Chinese spinach
- Chinese watercress
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Chinese convolvulus
- swamp cabbage
- kangkong
- ong choy
- on choy
Questions about water spinach
- What does water spinach mean?
- Water spinach means ipomoea aquatica, a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia.
- What is water spinach in Tamil?
- Water spinach in Tamil is தொய்யில். See Water spinach meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is water spinach?
- Water spinach is a noun.
Words near water spinach in the dictionary
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