rasavalli
rasavalli · rasavallis
A tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible rootA tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible root.
Meaning
1 sensesA tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible root.
Origin
Borrowed from Tamil இராசவள்ளி (irācavaḷḷi), ultimately from Sanskrit रस (rasa, “juice, essBorrowed from Tamil இராசவள்ளி (irācavaḷḷi), ultimately from Sanskrit रस (rasa, “juice, essence”) + native Tamil வள்ளி (vaḷḷi, “climber, creeper”).
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