suran

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noun

A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible corm.

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elephant foot yamelephant-foot yam
OriginHindi सूरन ← Sanskrit सुरण →
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Meanings

nounsuran (plural surans)

plural surans

  1. A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible corm.

    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

    Synonyms: elephant foot yam, elephant-foot yam

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible corm.

Similar
elephant foot yamelephant-foot yam
Also see
elephant foot yam

Origin

  1. Sanskritसुरण
  2. Hindiसूरन
  3. Englishsuran

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

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