salsilla

Definitions of salsilla
  1. noun
    tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
    synonyms: Bomarea salsilla
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
  2. noun
    tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
    synonyms: Bomarea edulis
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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