salsilla
1. [ noun ] (botany) tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
Synonyms: Bomarea_salsilla
Related terms: vine Bomarea
2. [ noun ] (botany) 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
Related terms: vine Bomarea
Similar spelling:   Salsola