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suran en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:

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Synonyms

elephant-foot yam · elephant foot yam