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Oca

noun

South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers. Synonyms: oka, Oxalis crenata, Oxalis tuberosa.

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... tuberous plants are successfully cultivated in the Sierra; viz., the potatoe, the ulluco, the oca, and the mashua. Of potatoes there are several varieties, and all grow in perfection. The ulluco (Tropaeolum tuberosum) is smaller than the potatoe, and is very various in its form, being either round, ...

— Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests • J. J. von Tschudi

Words linked to "Oca" : oka, oxalis, Oxalis crenata, wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, sorrel